0:00:02 > 0:00:05Two ordinary families are on a journey of a lifetime.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09They're travelling back in time -
0:00:09 > 0:00:11over 120 years to 1890.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16For one month they've been living like Victorian hill farmers.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But their time here is coming to an end.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21It's their last few days on Sheep Mountain.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I've had the best experience of my life.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29But before they go, the kids face a gruelling exam...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32..there's entertainment, 1890s style...
0:00:35 > 0:00:39..and after making this place home, it's time to say goodbye.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43There's like nowhere like this on earth.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Two families.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47One mountain. One month.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Will they survive,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52stuck on Sheep Mountain?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Snowdonia, North Wales, and this Victorian hill farm frozen in time
0:00:58 > 0:01:01has been home to our two families for the last three weeks.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Tommy and Leah Braddock have been living with no electricity,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08no indoor loo and no loo roll,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10only newspaper.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I don't really like using the newspaper.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's not really that soft.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22There's no shower and only a tin bath.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25The way I've been keeping myself clean
0:01:25 > 0:01:28is by washing as many times as I can,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30which has only ever been once
0:01:30 > 0:01:34in the whole three weeks that we've been here.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Their neighbours, Jac and Ela Jones and their family, live a field away.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44We've had three baths since we've been here
0:01:44 > 0:01:48so I think, yeah, I think we're a bit more hygienic.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49It's been nice,
0:01:49 > 0:01:55but you're missing stuff from the 21st century.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm missing chocolate a lot.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Over three weeks in, and it's taking its toll.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Touch me again, I'll kill you.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05They've argued about the lack of food
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and spent the rent money to stop their stomachs rumbling.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Money's short?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Very short at the minute.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13But now the rent's due...
0:02:13 > 0:02:15We're doomed.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19..and if they can't pay, they'll be in big trouble.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The families have almost survived their time on Sheep Mountain.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Goodness knows how.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Ruth the cow is more like a bucking bronco...
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Like trying to milk a rodeo cow.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40..and Carydwen is a whole udder problem.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43There'll be milk shake if she doesn't slow down!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46The pigs are starting to pong...
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Whenever I go past the pig going to the Jones's house, I hold my breath.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54..the food also stinks...
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Is it edible? - I'm not having it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58The porridge is a bit...
0:02:58 > 0:03:02..has a rather refined taste this morning.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06After every mouthful, you have to do a bit of a...
0:03:06 > 0:03:08..just to make it go down a bit easier.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Over at Leah and Tommy's,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14thanks to their four chickens it's fresh eggs for breakfast.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's good brain food and today they'll need it -
0:03:16 > 0:03:18there's an exam at school.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20But no-one's told Leah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- There's a test?- Yes.- Oh.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Oh, dear. This doesn't bode well.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I don't even know what test it's about.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30What test is it about?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33It's the main test, with the minister.
0:03:33 > 0:03:3513-year-old Tommy is a trainee teacher,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38or pupil teacher as they were called back then,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42which means he should have been helping her revise.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44If they don't pass, then I don't get paid,
0:03:44 > 0:03:51and Sir gets in trouble with the school board.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Tommy's money's desperately needed.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56They need to pay the rent tomorrow and they don't have the money.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58No pressure, Tommy.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Ta-ra, everyone.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03The men are also feeling the pressure.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06They've been going to work for the last month.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Today is judgment day.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10At last, they'll find out what they've earned.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15The children are on their way to school for the last time.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's the day of the annual school inspection and exam.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22For Victorian school children, it was the scariest day of the year.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25If they performed badly, they'd be forced to repeat the year.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Teachers could be sacked, and if results were terrible,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31the school could be closed down for good.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I want you to take out your pens
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and blotting paper and writing books ready.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Stand up, children.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42U-oh, the inspector's here.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Morning, sir.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47The inspectors were employed by the government to assess the school.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Thank you very much.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50It was the Ofsted inspection of its day...
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Good morning, children.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54..only way more scary.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55You may sit down.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58They'll be examined in reading, writing and arithmetic -
0:04:58 > 0:05:01that's maths to you and me - according to their age.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07The inspector is expecting pupil teacher Tommy to do very well.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Well, now, the first test this morning
0:05:09 > 0:05:11is going to be your reading skills.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Leah, are you going to read the first passage?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19"The first great man who paid a visit to Britain
0:05:19 > 0:05:24"was the Roman general, Julius Kayza..."
0:05:24 > 0:05:27It's Caesar! Roman general Julius Caesar!
0:05:28 > 0:05:30This could be one painful exam.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Back at the farm, the pigs are also being examined by the butcher.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The mums are so worried they won't be able to pay the rent,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46they've decided to sell one of the pigs.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It'll put some pennies in the piggy bank.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Three pounds.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Three pounds. - Five shillings, then.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I'll go for three pounds.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55But can they strike a deal?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57OK, then, three pounds.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Three pounds. Sold.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's a fair price. It won't quite cover both families' rent,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but it's a good start.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11There's only one problem.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13This little piggy doesn't want to go to market.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Come on, boy.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Oh, no, my washing.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I'm going to die if he knocks that over.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35At the school, they're coming to the end of the maths exam.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Everyone's found it tricky.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I don't like maths
0:06:41 > 0:06:45but I'm getting on OK.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Last but not least
0:06:46 > 0:06:50it's the writing exam and those dreaded scratchy ink pens.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I'm going to read a passage
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and you will have to write it in your copy books from memory.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59There are ten marks for this piece of work.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04"Wales was annexed to the realm by him..."
0:07:04 > 0:07:08They're supposed to be writing down exactly what the inspector reads,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11but Tommy's not writing anything.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13You gathered your thoughts together now, Tommy?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Yes, sir.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I think it's about time you started writing.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19"Son of Henry III..."
0:07:19 > 0:07:21What's he writing?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I got a bit confused
0:07:23 > 0:07:27so I just wrote everything that came into my head, really.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Please don't try this at school.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33If he's not careful, he won't get paid.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40The big brothers and dads are hard at work for the very last time
0:07:40 > 0:07:41at the slate quarry.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45They desperately hope they've made enough to cover the rent.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46In the 19th century,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49North Wales was the king of roof tile production.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55Yep - if anyone could make slates, it was the quarrymen of North Wales.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57So how have Jamie and Ben measured up?
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Badly.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Me and Ben have been turned
0:08:01 > 0:08:04into this gruesome twosome
0:08:04 > 0:08:07that apparently all we do is make trouble and get into trouble
0:08:07 > 0:08:08and we don't work hard and we're lazy.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I don't see where that's come from.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15No, we can't see where it's come from, either.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17THEY CHEER
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Get out.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Get back to work this instance!
0:08:22 > 0:08:26And all that time messing around will lead to fines.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Quarrymen only got paid for the number of slates they made,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and they all had to be perfect.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38So have they earned enough to pay their rent?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39That's unlikely.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Here's all the money.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Ben and Jamie's fines have cost them dearly.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Their month's work
0:08:45 > 0:08:47won't even cover half the rent.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Bit disappointed, lads, with all the fines you've had.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You've really got to buck up your ideas, lads, OK?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I think I do feel guilty
0:08:54 > 0:08:56about all the fines.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58At the time it was quite funny,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00but now it's been docked off our wages,
0:09:00 > 0:09:01I don't see it as a funny thing.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05In the 19th century,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08you had to grow up quickly. Work came first,
0:09:08 > 0:09:09play second.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15At the school,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17the children have received their exam results.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Everyone's passed.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21But Tommy got the lowest mark...
0:09:23 > 0:09:26..and the teacher wants a word.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But you know what let you down, don't you, Tommy?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Um, yes, Sir.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- The dictation. - Yes, Sir.- Yes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Will you come here, please. - Yes, Sir.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Now, then, I was under the impression
0:09:43 > 0:09:46that you were taking your role of pupil teacher seriously.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Yes, Sir.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Rather than actually writing down
0:09:49 > 0:09:51what Mr Morris said,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55you stopped listening altogether and went on to write something
0:09:55 > 0:10:00about feeding chickens and geese which had nothing whatsoever,
0:10:00 > 0:10:01nothing whatsoever
0:10:01 > 0:10:04to do with the work in hand.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Thanks to his "poultry" efforts,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Tommy's only been given two thirds of his pay.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13It's a good job the mums have sold a pig - should save his bacon!
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Back on the farm, Ela and Jac
0:10:16 > 0:10:20can't wait to tell Mum and Dad their exam results.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Hello.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Come and tell us what happened.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Ela looks happy. I can tell by her face.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32How did you get on?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Ela got 76%, Jac got 74.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I got top marks.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40You got top marks again? Clever girl!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42She got 76.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I got 79. Jac got...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46No, you got 76!
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- 79.- 76.- 79.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Looks like Ela needs to resit her maths.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53No, I got 79.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54What did you get, Jac?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56I got 79, Jac got...
0:10:56 > 0:10:57- 70% out of 100?- Yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- How did your exams go? - He failed!
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Leah!
0:11:01 > 0:11:03No, we all succeeded!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Oh, well done! What was the scores?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Erm... I can't remember.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- How much did you get paid, Tom? - Two shillings.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Well done, Tommy. You can always trust Mum to cheer you up.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21The families have had little entertainment in their time here,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23but tonight, they're heading out for a treat.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27But they can't go anywhere without seeing to the animals first.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30At least there's one less pig to worry about now.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34The children have spent weeks mucking in with the mucking out.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37If you're a girl, it's not nice. If you're a boy, it's nice.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42In 1890, this was more likely to be a job for the boys,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44but Ela has become a dab hand.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Feeding the animals has become second nature,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50but milking still has its problems.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Hold on tight!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Once all the animals have been seen to,
0:11:59 > 0:12:00time to get into their posh togs.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Tonight is a special occasion.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We're happy now because tonight we are going to the...
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Oh...
0:12:08 > 0:12:10The... The Magic Lantern...Show!
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What's the Magic Lantern Show?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17It's like shadows and you cut out pieces of cardboard,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19like...a horse.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24THEY SING THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE
0:12:30 > 0:12:33It was a bit more than just cardboard and shadows.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Magic Lantern shows were all the rage in the late 19th century.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Victorians would have looked forward to this for weeks.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Tonight, you are going to see, for your delectation and delight,
0:12:46 > 0:12:52Professor Herds' travelling pictorium of visual delights!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Movies as we know them hadn't been invented,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59but travelling showmen brought their picture shows to village halls,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01churches and schools.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Ah-ha!
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Yes!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09LAUGHTER
0:13:09 > 0:13:13This is a French slide, this. I'll do this in French for you.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It's called The Dentist, by the way.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Ahhh..! Oh!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23The Magic Lantern worked by projecting painted
0:13:23 > 0:13:24glass slides onto a wall.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28If you had several slides, the world was your oyster.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32You could make your own Hogwarts Express...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35..put on a firework display...
0:13:36 > 0:13:42..and even create your own swashbuckling adventures.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Down to the Mediterranean!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45HE SNORES
0:13:46 > 0:13:50So how did it compare to a Hollywood blockbuster?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I would prefer...
0:13:54 > 0:13:56And the winner is...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01..cinemas - just because you get popcorn in the cinema.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04It was a bit weird with the man talking in the background.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I think my mum and dad liked his commentary,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09but I thought he was a bit weird.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Blow the candle out for me, please?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12One, two, three!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14THEY BLOW
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Thank you. Good night!
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Thank you very much.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18APPLAUSE
0:14:26 > 0:14:30It's the family's last full day on Sheep Mountain.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Tomorrow, they'll be going home.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Morning.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36But they can't relax yet...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38because the rent's due.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40They've been dreading this day for weeks
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and they must leave the house exactly as they found it -
0:14:43 > 0:14:45spotless.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Even though we've tidied up really, really loads today,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51really given it a good clean,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55we don't think it's going to make any difference to the landlord.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Landlords would issue fines for the tiniest reason.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Leah and Tommy's big brothers have already been up an hour,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03blackening the stove with polish.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Mum needs everyone to help.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08A field away, Ela's family is hard at work.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Ela's sweeping the floors.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Big brother Ben is trying to wipe away the damp marks.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16They're so worried, even Gran's come over to help.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Anything else?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19But there's one person missing.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Jac Llewellyn. Come on, come on!
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I've given you every chance now.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I don't want to get Dad here and he's not going to be happy
0:15:29 > 0:15:32if I've got to go and get him to get you up.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33JAC WHINES
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Deep breaths.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Three deep breaths. One, two, three.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Mum's stressed.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42If she huffs and puffs any more, she'll blow the house down!
0:15:42 > 0:15:45At last he's up. Now he won't get dressed.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I don't know who he thinks he is, really.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52He gets his slaves to do everything for him, his little maid.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56I've got to physically put every piece of clothing on you,
0:15:56 > 0:16:01even though that you're nine, nearly ten years old.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07At Leah and Tommy's, the mass clean is well under way.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12The rent collector will expect every shelf and floor to be dust-free.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17The bedding must be tidy and all their clothes neatly put away.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Because I'm the lady, I have to tidy up all upstairs.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I have to take all the clothes out of the chest, fold them all,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26and then put them all back in.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Luckily, Tommy's here to help - with his dinosaur impressions.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33HE MAKES DINOSAUR NOISES
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Yep, very good, Tommy,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39but in 1890, they didn't know T-Rexes had ever existed.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And it's not going to help your family
0:16:42 > 0:16:44avoid a fine from the rent collector.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Jac's being downright obstructive.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49He doesn't seem to realise
0:16:49 > 0:16:53that the landlord will find any excuse to fine them.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Excuse me!
0:16:56 > 0:17:02While everyone else rubs and scrubs, Jac's got his fingers in the syrup.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Oh, Jac!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Mum's patience has run out.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It hasn't been a team effort in the Jones household today.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11It's been Mum, Dad, Ben and Ela.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I don't know what's wrong with him,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15but he's hardly lifted a finger to help here.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I've had enough.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23The families have been dreading his visit for a month.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24But now he's on his way.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29Victorian rent collectors were famous for being unfair,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31so Jac's dad will play him at his own game.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33He's told Jac to fake an illness
0:17:33 > 0:17:36in the hope that the landlord will feel sorry for them
0:17:36 > 0:17:37and not fine them.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Somebody's outside.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Hello, I've come for the quarterly rent.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Oh, hello. Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Ready for the inspection?
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Yes, certainly.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48It's risky.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53If the rent collector catches on, he'll throw them out of the house.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55He hasn't noticed Jac's ill in bed.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Dad will have to point it out, but he must choose his moment carefully.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Bit of a draught coming through the door there.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06No cure for the damp?
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Now!
0:18:07 > 0:18:12No, it's not got any better, and our son's not at all well because of it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14We think he's got consumption.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18He's been coughing and spluttering and he's really ill.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Consumption is the old-fashioned name for tuberculosis or TB,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25a nasty lung-wasting disease that made people cough up blood.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27He's here, is he?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Yes, I'm afraid he's running a fever, not at all well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Fever?- Yes.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Pulling a fast one on the landlord was a risky business,
0:18:35 > 0:18:36but this time it worked.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38There's no fine to pay, just the rent.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- OK?- Yes, thank you very much.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Thank you.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Bye-bye.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Good day to you, sir.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Thank you very much.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Jac, you can get up now.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Good acting.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Can Leah and Tommy's family avoid a fine?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Good afternoon.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59They haven't got anyone pretending to be ill,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02so their cleaning better be up to scratch.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03How are you?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Fine, thank you.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Just come to get the rent and to make an inspection of the property.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12They've just finished cooking.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Surely he won't fine them for a few dirty dishes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17These need cleaning here, don't they?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21We've just been baking toffee for the charity concert tonight.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22All right, OK.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24We've only just finished.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Have a look at the bedrooms here.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Jim, get up.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Boots on the floor, eh?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35And on the bed. I don't think they should be on the bed.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40I'm not happy with the boots on the bed and the floor,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44so there will be a fine for that of two shillings,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46which will be added to the rent.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Leah and Tommy's mum and dad must pay a fine.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53It's the same amount as Tommy's pupil teacher wage.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Thank you.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Goodbye.- Goodbye.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- I say we kill him.- That two shillings might go in his pocket.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Tommy's family are gutted.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05They've done well to survive Sheep Mountain,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09and they wanted to leave without any more black marks.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13This lot won't be down for long.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17There's a big charity concert to look forward to tonight.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Their time in 1890 is fast running out,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23and they're determined to enjoy every last moment.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27With a back garden this big, you can welly-wang to your heart's content.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Not that this lot have wellies.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Their animals have become part of the family.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37# Rock-a-bye chicken on the tree top... #
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I'd like a chicken for a pet, but I doubt my mum would let me.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Without laptops and TV, they've let their imagination run riot.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Call an ambulance!
0:20:48 > 0:20:51The children have written a song and a play for tonight's concert,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54but they can only perform one of them.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Which one's it going to be?
0:20:55 > 0:21:00The play is going pretty well.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02But we really need to rehearse.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Probably going to rehearse it all day now.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Well, actually, we might not.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Hmm, maybe the song will be a better idea.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It's the family's last night in 1890,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28and they're heading to a charity concert at the village hall.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32The slate quarries of North Wales were dangerous places.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Many men died blasting the rock from the cliffs or from lung disease
0:21:36 > 0:21:39caused by inhaling the fine slate dust.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43There were no government benefits back then,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47and it was down to the community to help the families left behind.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure
0:21:51 > 0:21:54to see to many of you present here this evening.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57The children are standing by for their turn,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00but first up, it's the quarry brass band.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04These bands featured cornet, trumpets, basses and drums.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Together, they created a mighty sound.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08BAND BEGINS PLAYING
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Did warn you!
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Bands like this became the heart of many Welsh communities.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18They played at all the local gatherings,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and gave quarry towns their strong identities.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28APPLAUSE
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I'm going to invite now a group of the children to come forward,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and I think they're going to give us a song about a...
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Goodness me, about a chicken.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43After much rehearsal, they've decided not to do the play.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47So I'll make sure that everybody's paying attention for you.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Deep breath, here goes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53# Cock-a-doodle-doo!
0:22:53 > 0:22:56# We like the chickens
0:22:56 > 0:22:58# We like the sheep and lambs
0:22:58 > 0:23:01# We like the food
0:23:01 > 0:23:03# Marmalade and jam
0:23:03 > 0:23:06# We like the farm bells
0:23:06 > 0:23:08# When the sunset comes
0:23:08 > 0:23:13# Singing Snowdonia, Snowdonia, Snowdonia, Snowdonia
0:23:13 > 0:23:17# We like the flowers
0:23:17 > 0:23:19# We like the daffodils
0:23:19 > 0:23:23# We like the mountains
0:23:23 > 0:23:24# We like the rolling hills
0:23:24 > 0:23:27# We like the fireside
0:23:27 > 0:23:30# When the lights are low
0:23:30 > 0:23:32# Singing a-doo-wop, a-doo-wop
0:23:32 > 0:23:38# A-doo-wop, a-doo-wop, a-doo
0:23:38 > 0:23:41# Cock-a-doodle-doo! #
0:23:41 > 0:23:43LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:23:43 > 0:23:45The evening has been a great success,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49and their time on Sheep Mountain has ended on a high note.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Tommy and Leah and Ela, they did good.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54The singing was a bit embarrassing,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56but I didn't mind it cos everyone said we were good.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Better still, the concert has raised plenty of money
0:24:02 > 0:24:05for the poorest families of the community.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Job done.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22It's the last morning.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28A month's passed, and what a month it's been.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31They're packing up their 1890s life
0:24:31 > 0:24:34and taking with them a wealth of memories.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37You know the next time this is open, Tom?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Next time this trunk is open, that's where we'll be.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Home sweet home.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47For Leah, home sweet home means one thing.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53I think we're going to have a great party, and when we get out
0:24:53 > 0:24:57we're just going to stuff our faces up with chocolate.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01There's a few jobs to do before that.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05For the last time, they need to empty the dreaded pee pot.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Don't drop it!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Are you going to miss Billy?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14And say goodbye to their feathered friends, one by one.
0:25:17 > 0:25:25I have had the most best experience of my life in the 1890 life.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Even though we look a bit sleepy.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31But it's a good sleepy.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Over the last month, these families have seen it all.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41They've survived the weather and the home-made food...
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It's not nice.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I'm glad to be giving you the certificate...
0:25:50 > 0:25:52..conquered the three Rs at Victorian school...
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Congratulations.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55APPLAUSE
0:25:55 > 0:25:57..and learned how to farm.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Sort of.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06They've had their arguments...
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Touch me again and I'll kill you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11..but they've always made up.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16I think I'll take away a sense of appreciation
0:26:16 > 0:26:18to my family and my friends.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21They've become closer as families,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25and realised just how much they love each other.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I think I am going to miss this place,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32because I'm kind of used to here now.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36I want to go home and I don't want to go home.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39There's nowhere like this on earth.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49From now on, everyone's going to get along,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51and there'll never be a raised voice again.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53There's pee in the pee pot!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- It's a pee pot!- No, it's disgusting to leave it here.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Oh, Jac!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- Jac, it's yours.- No.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01We can't leave our pee pots.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04We can't leave our pee pots, come on!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Yeah, you do it, then.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08And there's not just one,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10there's two, and they reek.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Pee pots emptied.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Urgh.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Yuk, yuk, yuk.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23At last, after a month stuck on Sheep Mountain,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27the 21st century beckons, and it's time to head home.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Bye.- Bye.- Bye.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Bye, house.
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