Gransden Pigs The Farmers' Country Showdown

Across the country,

thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.

Bring them up, Isabel. Well done.

Here they come.

Shake it, baby, shake it.

But there's one day each year...

Come on, girl, up you go.

..where they get to leave the daily routine behind.

Woohoo!

These are show days...

Welcome to the Pembrokeshire County Show.

..where they come together as a community...

Salute!

..to showcase the fruits of their labour...

Had a quick look at the competition. I'm in with a chance.

..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...

Well done. Wahey!

It's show business, folks.

..and award-winning projects.

I got first!

You can have the last two jars.

There will be highs...

..and lows...

No! No, no, no!

..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.

No way!

There's a good lad.

The relationship between farmer and pig goes back some 9,000 years,

when pigs were first domesticated.

Come on. Come on.

Today, we meet two pig breeders who are very attached to their animals.

Come on.

Hayley Lake and Linda and Dave Aldous

are both preparing to show their best pigs

at the Gransden Agricultural Show.

Slow down, girl. Slow down.

It's a chance to show them off with pride...

Nancy enjoyed it.

..and hopefully bring home the bacon.

In rural Essex, husband and wife team Dave and Linda are busy

on their seven-acre smallholding.

-My turn with the gate?

-Yup.

It's lunchtime, and there are some hungry mouths to feed.

Lottie's the first sow that we ever had.

And she's quite obstinate. She'll do what she wants to do.

-And she's in charge of the herd.

-Yeah, she's the boss.

She's sentimental value, I suppose, really.

-Yeah, she's guaranteed a long life.

-Yeah.

Lottie is just one of their 30 Oxford Sandy and Black pigs.

They're one of the oldest native British breeds,

also known as the plum pudding pigs,

thanks to their brown and black colouring.

Linda and Dave came later than most to pig farming.

Come on, girl.

Packed up teaching about three years ago now.

-Totally.

-Fully. Fully.

Taught for about 12 years in total,

but I was a salesman before that, wasn't I?

-Yup.

-And then electrical engineer before that, so...

Got to do what you got to do, got to put a crust on the table,

as they say, you know. Now I put meat on the table.

Childhood sweethearts, Linda and Dave spent years

as city-dwellers, but dreamt of a different life.

I've never really been a proper townie,

and always wanted to move out, always loved animals.

Our daughter moved to Wethersfield, which is the local village.

-She moved here probably about 14, 15 years ago.

-Yep.

And we just loved coming out here, so we kind of followed, really,

and sort of found this place, and the house is a real state.

Little did they know that taking on a property project

would lead to much more.

This area here was full of brambles,

and all we wanted was two little babes to clear the brambles.

But the people we were speaking to decided to give us the sow and pig,

which is Lottie down the main field, and it's just grown from there.

-It's quite addictive, to be honest.

-Yeah.

What Linda and Dave didn't realise when they started out

was that their new sow was an extremely rare breed.

Here you are. Oi.

In the 1970s, there were only 13 Oxford Sandy and Black

female lines left, making them rarer than the endangered giant panda.

Now there are over 500 sows, and 20 of them live here,

as part of a growing menagerie.

-Do you mind?

-We've got dog, cats, chickens, ducks,

about 20 odd sows, and we've got three boars...

-Two horses arriving soon.

-Oh, yeah. So two horses now.

And we've got some sheep behind that copse over there,

a mother-in-law, and that's all, really, isn't it?

I was born in Bethnal Green, then we got bombed out.

One big raid, got bombed out, then we moved up to Enfield.

We lived in Enfield for 50-odd years.

And then we moved from there to here.

This whole countryside lark is brilliant.

I'm so pleased that they've moved out here,

because they can fulfil their things what they want to do.

It's hard work sometimes, especially in the winter,

but they really enjoy it.

And I think it's a part of their life they couldn't do without now.

Even though the family have been farming for 12 years now,

Linda still has her old job as an accountant.

OK. Come on, then.

In the mornings, Dave does the pigs, cos I tend to go out to work.

Then in the evenings, we both do them.

But in the evenings, I do like to go out, because it's kind of a release.

You know, accountancy isn't the most exciting of jobs.

So it's nice doing something that's just...

You relax totally, you're doing something.

I love animals. I've always loved animals.

Although no-one would call teaching an easy job,

Dave works even longer hours now.

There's loads of people have said when they retire,

they work harder than what they do when they were at work,

-but it's work I enjoy, isn't it?

-Yeah.

100 miles away in Guist, Norfolk, Hayley and her dad, Keith,

rent out five acres of land from a local farmer to keep pedigree pigs.

Ready, girls?

Eddie's ripe for his breakfast, Hayley.

The father and daughter team breed Saddlebacks and British Lops.

Come on, then. Do you want your breakfast?

Rosie. In your bowl.

Hurry up, before the chicken eats it.

There we go.

There's your breakfast.

Hayley's day starts early so she can get going to her second job

as a cleaner.

My daily routine is I get up and then I come round here.

I always feed the pigs which are at the farm,

and then I'll go off to work for the day. I do love it.

Every spare moment I get, I spend with the pigs.

The family love affair with pigs spans three generations.

Both my grandfathers had animals, and my grandfather on my mum's side,

he always had pigs.

Every time I used to go to my grandparents, always run to the pigs

instead of saying hello to my nan and grandad,

that used to be, "I'll go see the pigs first".

Much to little Hayley's delight,

her dad, Keith, took up the family tradition.

Dad started off by buying about four pigs.

And I would name them all, and then they would go off,

but I always thought they went to a good home somewhere.

But little did I know, then we were eating pork later on!

COCK CROWS

Can you undo the gate, Hayley, please?

Now Hayley and Keith show and sell the pigs together.

Right, what do you want, half a bale in?

-Yeah, just half a bale.

-I'll take the other half over.

-Leave me the string.

-Right.

-There you go.

-Yeah.

Farming's always been my hobby, you know.

Funny thing to say, I look forward to getting...

Coming down with them and getting, you know...

And leaning on the gate looking at them, and...

That's still a pleasure. I hope to keep that pleasure.

This is all nice and clean bed. Clean sheets for the night.

Hello.

As well as clean hay, the farm's latest additions,

nine Saddleback piglets, need special attention.

There we go. I'll get you some water.

These are Minty and Sebastian's children.

These are now ten weeks old.

Hopefully...

There's one in here hopefully I'm going to show next year.

I've tagged and notched her, and I've called her Humbug.

Saddlebacks are named after the white band

or saddle around their bodies.

These snuffling snouts are around 2,000 times more sensitive to smell

than the human nose.

Although Hayley and Keith keep the pigs primarily for breeding,

they also have to balance the books by occasionally selling a pig

for market.

The money we get from selling pigs goes into a pig tin,

but nine times out of ten, Dad'll put the pig tin on the table,

and he'll say, "The pig tin is empty".

When he mentions the pig tin, that means he's thinking either

some of the pigs have got to go, or something's got to change,

so I avoid the subject.

-Good girls.

-They're a farm animal.

-They are my pets.

Ah, yes, but...

But, you know, you do get attached to them, very much so.

And if there's one got to go and I've got to take it, well,

Hayley don't go with me, I've got to do all the dirty work.

There's a good lad.

Passion for the pigs. Love them to pieces.

Good lad.

The pigs here are sort of... They live a life of luxury,

and they live better than I do! They get well looked after and, yeah...

They definitely get well looked after, pampered and...

Although the family are farmers first and foremost,

Hayley can't help having a favourite pig.

Hi, girlies.

Hello, girlies. Hello, Nancy.

Get back.

Good girl. How are you?

This is Nancy. She's just over a year old.

She was born on July last year.

Her mum was my prize pig, and I sadly lost her mum last year,

and I only managed to keep two piglets from her.

She's my little golden girl.

I am obsessed by the pigs.

Everybody knows me as the Crazy Pig Woman Of Guist,

cos everything I talk about is pigs.

As long as people talk about pigs, I don't mind.

-Right, come on. Bit of fencing.

-Thank you.

In Essex, Dave and Linda's seven-acre farm

needs constant maintenance.

I think we've got a working partnership now, haven't we, Lin?

-Yes, we don't talk much.

-We don't talk much, no, but...

You can't do it by yourself cos you've got to be able to

-tension the wire.

-Yep.

-And so it's a two-handed job.

And I like getting it done quick, so Linda's really got to sort of...

-I've had to speed up.

-Oh, I've got to do this one up here.

-Yes.

Stop talking, Dave.

Fixing fences is a never-ending task for a pig farmer.

Pigs are notorious for escaping.

And it's not hard to break free when you're the size of this boar.

George! George!

Hello, George.

He's huge.

George, he's our first boar, and he's a big boy.

He's about 300, 350 kilos.

He's really friendly, but he will try and lean against you for a fuss.

-Yeah.

-So you don't tend to hang around too long cos he just thinks

he's being really friendly with you.

He's not scared of anyone.

You all right, mate? You all right?

Yeah. You're all right.

When we've had a sow in season in the field,

he's actually gone through two pens before now, and got to them.

-Yeah.

-Straight through the fences.

Learning how to handle these strong-willed animals

didn't come easily for Linda and Dave,

particularly when it came to their first show.

We took out a little boar, who's actually very good,

and Bella, who has the seven babes down the back.

They were the first two we showed, and it was so nerve-racking.

It was a disaster. Disaster!

We thought it'd be so simple.

-But it wasn't simple, was it?

-No.

It really was a big learning curve.

I don't think we was very well prepared at all for that, was we?

-Not at all.

-No.

And we're still not.

Darling girls.

After five years of showing,

Linda and Dave are starting to see their efforts pay off.

If you're in a big class, even if you only get second or third,

it's nice getting something because you know you've done well against

-the rest of the pigs.

-Lucky, she's not a bad pig.

Got a little bit too much white in her.

You shouldn't do that, really.

-Keep your legs closed.

-Keep them legs closed, yeah.

And if we get a first, I mean, you're really chuffed,

cos you know you've sort of beaten lots of other competition.

It really gives us a good indication of where our herd's going.

-Yeah.

-And it's improving year upon year.

That's what we want it to do, yeah?

-So we shall find out on Saturday, won't we?

-We will.

In Norfolk, Hayley is also preparing for the Gransden Show.

Good girl.

Good girlie.

Despite having been surrounded by pigs all her life,

Hayley has only been showing for five years.

The first time I ever thought about showing a pig,

I didn't sleep for weeks.

I was so nervous, and the morning of the show I just remember,

"Oh, I don't want to do this, I can't do this".

And the nerves kicked in really bad.

But everybody made me feel so welcome and it was so nice,

and everybody was there to help me.

She hasn't looked back since.

Good girl, Nance.

This wall display is just from the last 18 months,

but her winning streak started two years ago with Nancy's mother,

Alice.

Alice won Supreme Champion of Norfolk Show.

So Nancy is following in her mum's footsteps.

When Alice died, it was horrible.

We just had such a bond together which I don't think you can ever...

Really hard to find another one like it.

But Nancy's very close.

Very close.

Determined to show Nancy off at her best,

Hayley is giving her a daily bath.

Getting pale-skinned British Lops ready for show day

can take weeks of cleaning.

Good girl. Up you get so I can put your shampoo on.

Up you get.

Good girl.

Yeah, I'd like to be a pig round here. That's a good life.

You get washed every day and looked after, and...

..no worries, no stress.

Nancy isn't the only pig going to the Gransden Show.

Walk on. Good girl.

She's being joined by the family's prize-winning Saddleback.

This is Minty.

She'll be two in January.

She's been out all season with me, showing.

And she's done really well.

This is my dad's favourite pig.

Minty can't do no wrong in Dad's eyes.

Good girlie.

It's finally time to pack up for the show,

and Linda and Dave's daughter, Debbie, has come over

with two of their grandchildren to wish them luck.

Can you whistle?

-Here they come. Do you want buckets?

-Yeah!

Here they come.

Aw!

How many sheep can you get in one bucket?

I never thought I'd see Mum and Dad

going round an arena with a pig and a pig board.

I'm quite proud of them, I suppose.

I mean, they thoroughly enjoy it, and it's something a bit different.

-No, hats off to them, they've done all right.

-Yeah!

And in Norfolk, Hayley and her dad have time for one more cuppa

before they head off for the last show of the season.

Yeah, we ain't had too bad a year, Hayley, have we?

Too bad a year? We've had a fantastic year!

-You can always do a bit better.

-No, we had a fantastic year.

Yeah, I've got to admit, you've done well again.

-All the pigs behaved.

-Oh, yeah.

Proud of my pigs. Really proud of them.

-Did me good.

-Yeah.

Proud of your dad and all, are you?

Course I am!

Dad do all the hard work?

-Yeah.

-No!

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Get the mat out ready.

-Yeah. That's it.

These families are trying hard to keep their breeds going,

and are hoping they'll be rewarded at the show.

Go on, you're off on a little travel.

Good girls.

For Hayley's girls, only the green carpet treatment will do.

Good girl. And on the trailer.

-SHE CLICKS HER TONGUE

-Walk on. On the trailer.

Pigs on board...

..and it's off to the show.

Don't go straight to the beer tent when we get there.

Can we get the showing out of the way, please?

Thank you.

The sun is rising over the Bedfordshire-Cambridge borders,

and Gransden is beginning to stir.

This traditional agricultural show has been going for 115 years.

Although it's much smaller than the big county shows,

Gransden has always welcomed a wide range of impressive working animals.

The Gransden show is part of the local scene,

and the rich tapestry of the locality.

We've tried to encourage the showing of all sorts of animals,

fruit, vegetables, corn - you name it, we do it.

It's 8.00 am.

Dave and Linda have just arrived with their three young pigs,

who have never been to a show.

-Here we go.

-On you go.

That's it, well done.

Go on, Doris.

Good girl.

The stressful bit's going to be getting from here to the ring,

cos there's no guards there.

Normally, you have fences and you can just walk them straight in.

-So we'll see how they go.

-Yeah, there's no point worrying about it,

is there, really?

OINK

Two more.

They've also brought some help....

-You can take that in if you want.

-Oh, thank you.

..Peggy...

..and Ben the dog.

Good girl. There we go.

Good girl.

Meanwhile, Hayley and Keith are settling in their prized pig,

Nancy.

Here you are, Nancy. Nancy, breakfast.

Nancy.

Good girl.

As long as I think my pigs look nice in the ring, that's my main thing,

and they're happy, that's fine, and anything we win is a total bonus,

so... But we'll see how we go.

Fingers crossed they might get a rosette.

With an hour to go, it's all hands on deck.

If they kind of look nice and clean and shiny,

they can sort of see them better. I mean, to be honest,

the judge looks beyond that and probably just looks at the shape of

the pig, but it makes us feel better, so...

They do... And they will kind of comment if the skin looks too dry.

Although Gransden is a relatively small show on the farming circuit,

it still attracts the crowds.

Over 8,000 people will come to experience the best of

Cambridgeshire country life.

It's 9.30, and the competition is already underway.

Exhibitors, if you get ready for Class 74...

Unlike other shows,

where animals are kept strictly apart from the general public,

Gransden has a more relaxed policy.

The pigs and their handlers will have to run the gauntlet

from the pens through to the show ring,

passing through the open field and crowds,

and hopefully, not making a run for it.

It does work, it's just everybody having to work alongside one another

and, obviously, making the public aware that there's livestock here

and... Yeah, it's...

It all runs fairly smoothly,

though it looks as though it can be chaotic.

It's Dave and Linda's first time at this show.

When we go out to the pig pen, you've got to go through the crowd,

have we?

Well, there will be people around, but I shall make sure that they...

-Cos we've got, like, little runners.

-Have you?

-Yeah, unfortunate.

I'm just warning you, sort of thing.

-Interesting.

-It will be interesting. It will be interesting, yeah.

With three very young and curious pigs, the challenge is on.

It won't be long before the handlers' skills

are put to the test.

10 o'clock is kick off time, so it's more or less just waiting now,

just waiting to hear what's happening.

Some good-nosed pigs here today. We're up against it.

Hopefully today everything will go all right for everybody.

Both families have done everything they can.

Months of planning, feeding and grooming

have all come down to this day.

Right, OK, mate, I think they're ready. I think.

Son Jack is suited and booted, ready to help out his mum.

-Yep.

-Give it a brush.

Come.

Can we have you in the ring, please? Your judge is waiting.

Come on.

Jack, who is a pro despite being only 20 years old,

manoeuvres Saddleback Minty expertly into the field...

Good girl. Good girl, Minty.

..a key skill for judge, Sarah Ashcroft.

Can't put a halter on a pig, so, yeah, they take quite a lot

of practice at home before you get to the show ring,

so, yah, I'm looking for something that's hopefully going to be

well-behaved. Obviously, it's coming towards the end of the show season

now, so most of these pigs will have been to a lot of shows,

so they should all be well-behaved, fingers crossed.

OK, thank you.

This class is for the mature ladies of the pig world -

the 15-month old sows -

and they refuse to be rushed.

-Morning.

-Morning, you all right?

-Yes, thank you. How old's she?

Two in January.

Hayley looks on in pride at her pig, and her son.

If you could just walk her on and then walk her back for me, please.

Yeah.

Come on.

Time for one final good look at the pigs in the ring.

-Well done.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-And it's a result.

Not quite the first they'd hoped for, but a very respectable third.

-Well done, my man.

-Well done, mate.

-She looked nice.

-Yeah.

Third-place rosette.

-That's good. Right.

-Yeah, she looked nice.

Yeah. Jack done a good job, yeah.

He can do it again!

Really good. Minty looked lovely out there. Really proud.

And Minty, she was really happy, really enjoyed it.

Now she'll sleep.

That's it for the day for Minty.

The next class in Ring 4B

as soon as the current class has finished judging.

Hayley and her British Lop Nancy will be up next against Linda and

Dave, who are increasingly concerned about getting the pigs to the ring.

-Point them in the right direction.

-Yes.

-And hopefully they go that way.

-Is that not right?

-Hopefully.

You can see we're professionals at this game.

The next round is for their older Oxford Sandy and Blacks, Florence

and Ruby, who don't appear to be in the mood for hijinks.

In a minute, we'll go and wake them up a bit,

cos they look too relaxed, don't they?

Yeah.

Come on, girl.

Come on. That's a girl.

Come on, girl.

Come on, girl. On you come.

That's it.

Yeah.

Are we out there now? Yeah?

-Ready?

-Can I have my board, mate?

It's the moment Linda and Dave have been dreading.

Thank you.

Group four will be starting in a moment. Thank you.

Come on, girl. This way. This way. Come on.

With the gate closed, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

Good girl.

Or can they?

There are nine entrants in this class, and the judge is determined

to scrutinise every pig.

OK, if you can walk on for me and then walk her back, please.

Come on.

Lovely, thank you.

-Morning.

-Morning.

-How old is she?

-July.

Sows are supposed to have two litters a year to be shown.

Obviously, you can tell the amount of piglets it's raised

by how its underline looks.

It's been sucked halfway along, then the back teats haven't been used,

then it's not produced very many litters, so it's not a very good,

productive sow. So the more piglets they have, the better, obviously,

because that's the more money you're going to make out of them

at the end.

Good girl. Thank you.

Come on.

Thank you.

Finally, the decision has been made.

201. Where's 201 disappeared to?

Come on. Where has 201 gone?

They've gone on strike.

-There you are. 201. Well done.

-Thank you.

Thank you.

Linda's pig Florence has won third place.

-So what did you get, third?

-Yeah.

Good girl. Well done.

Sadly, no rosette for Hayley.

Nancy enjoyed it.

Good girl. Good girl.

Third. Got a third.

I'm quite happy, because I think we were a bit nervous about going out

with the pigs, and that transmits to the pigs, doesn't it?

So I think, yeah, yeah, all in all, very good.

There were some good pigs out there, weren't there?

-There were some good pigs.

-So, yeah.

That's what I'm saying, anyway.

Today's not just about the animals.

Here, you'll find local master craftsmen and women showing off

ancient country skills, such as thatching.

Thatching's the oldest form of roofing,

so when man came out of the caves and decided to become a dweller,

they used whatever natural materials they had close to hand.

So even if you go across to the Philippines,

they'd have used palm leaves.

Chris Dodson is a fourth generation thatcher.

I'm very lucky, I've had my dad and my grandad teach me.

Even at 89 years old, if I'm working quite close to home,

Grandad will now pop over and say hello, keep an eye on me.

It takes seven years to complete an apprenticeship,

and two more to qualify as a master thatcher,

longer than it takes to become a doctor.

The houses you work in can be worth hundreds if not millions of pounds,

and with material in the wrong place or a spar running the wrong way,

can cause water to run in, you can soon do £10,000

worth of damage in a few minutes of not thinking.

With so many years of study for a would-be thatcher,

it's never too early to make a start.

I've been coming to work since I was about 11.

And it is a very interesting thing.

It's quite hard going to learn how to do it all, but...

..it is an interesting thing to do.

Thatching is really much in my soul and in my bones, and the pride I get

from even going past someone else's work and seeing

they've done a good job and it's a really good roof and it will last,

that makes me happy.

Back in the tent, it's nearly time for the youngest pigs to compete.

Our young ones are, erm...

-..boisterous to say the least.

-They'll find any weakness.

Yeah, just hopefully they don't get spooked or something like that.

-Yeah, because they can get spooked.

-Because if they start running,

-they're going to run into the fence and...

-Take it with them.

..take it with them, which will be very interesting.

Dave and Linda brought their three favourites, but unless they can find

an extra handler, they'll only be able to show two.

You wouldn't like to help us with a runner, would you?

-In what class, mate?

-The Januarys.

I can't, I've got two in myself.

-OK, mate.

-Sorry. I would love to, but...

Yeah, all right, mate, ta-ra.

We entered three pigs into one class, knowing full well that

we could only show two, and hoping that somebody would pick up

the third pig, but the class is very big,

and we haven't been able to do that,

so we'll pick the two best to go out, then? Yeah?

-Yeah.

-And just go from there. Yeah.

But it's not their biggest worry.

Getting the two lively little ones into the ring is.

-OK, shall I carry on taking them?

-Yeah, yeah, take them.

So far, so good.

We can't find someone to take the third one,

so we've only got two out.

Go on, girl. Go on.

Well, we haven't got anybody, so...

Yeah? It's great if he could. Very far pen, right at the very end.

Yeah, super sub. It's all right, pigs people always help each other.

Everyone's finally in the ring.

It's the biggest class of the day.

Let the chaos begin.

One little Saddleback is feeling particularly frisky.

No, this way you're coming.

The judge has to check underneath each pig,

but she's got her work cut out trying to get up close.

Impossible!

Right, finally.

-I know, sorry!

-Thank you.

Made me work for my lunch there.

Have a rest.

The judge has one final look...

..and it's time to put the out of breath handlers out of their misery.

Right. So...

-Well done.

-Oh, thank you very much.

Nice girl.

Thank you very much.

Oh, wow, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well done.

But no rosettes for our farmers.

All right, we're going back down.

While everyone likes to win in the ring...

..the most hotly contested rosettes are not in livestock,

but in this tent.

In this tent, we've got 76 different classes,

and about 155 competitors.

The classes range from cookery through handicraft

to fruit and vegetables and, as well as that, we have something

which comes usually from farmers, and that is the corn classes,

where you have wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas,

which are judged on their quality.

Chief steward for home fare and produce and local farmer

Charles Looker has a lifelong connection with Gransden.

I first came to this show, I'm pretty sure,

when I was five years old.

I didn't go to it very often in my teens or my 20s,

but the rest of my life, I've made it every year.

As a farmer, I'm most interested in the corn classes,

because that tells you a little bit about what sort of year it's been,

and that actually originally was the whole purpose of

agricultural shows, going back to possibly the 18th century.

It was to demonstrate good agricultural practice.

With judging almost over, it's time for the big awards.

The judge is awarding best of breed rosettes,

and Hayley's already bagged Best Saddleback for Minty.

Breed Champion.

Minty got Breed Champion.

Yeah! Go show winner.

The Saddleback, she walked well, she was a good example of the breed,

she'd obviously reared quite a few litters.

Yeah, and she was just a nice example.

Here you are, Minty, look. There's your rosette. You look impressed.

I'll let you go back to sleep. Good girl.

Best Oxford Sandy and Black is next,

and the judge wants to see two of Dave and Linda's pigs.

Take that one in and take one of the little ones in, please.

-Emily's the best one.

-The best one?

-Yeah.

-The judge has got to give you a Breed Champion rosette,

so just need to be sure which one it is, all right?

-Yeah.

-And she's waiting for you.

-OK.

-What's going on?

-We're going to take our Oxfords out for the Champion.

They want the top... Highest ones in the class.

Come on, girl. No, you stay there.

It's husband versus wife.

Pig coming through.

-This is Emily, isn't it?

-Yeah, that's Emily.

-You're fine.

-I get confused!

With frisky Emily, Dave's at a disadvantage.

No, you go... Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And it helps if you can keep the judges onside.

Sorry about whacking you with the stick.

-Well done.

-Oh, thank you very much.

Thank you.

Linda scoops her second prize of the day.

Breed Champion.

So she's now going to eat the plastic.

Right, that's it.

At last, a snooze for the pigs, and well-deserved.

Hello, Hayley.

-Thank you very much.

-Well done.

-And well done for you...

-What did you win there?

-Breed Champion for Minty.

-Oh, right.

-And we also got a third.

Oh, right. That's the same as...

It's a fix, isn't it?

-There you are, look.

-That's your tractor.

That's our tractor. Let's have a quick look at this, then.

Looks like Minty when she's angry.

I think I'm too old for this.

With two rosettes each, including Best of Breed...

Makes me proud.

..our families can be delighted with their show-stopping pigs.

Well, I've had a really lovely day, you know,

with my family and my pigs.

I was really pleased with Minty and Nancy.

Really, really proud of Jack, of him showing Minty.

There's been tough competition in the show ring.

One thing we have learned is that actually we're better with pigs

than we thought we were.

That we CAN get in and out, we CAN walk them round the ring.

-We tested our skills, didn't we?

-We tested them, and we passed.

So that's good.

So I think that's something we've learned about ourselves.

Their success has shown how a year of hard work and commitment

can reap rewards.

-Cheers.

-All the best.