0:00:02 > 0:00:05The Scottish Borders. A land steeped in history...
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- ..and rivalry...- Pass the ball!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- ..with its own unique customs. - Yay!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Where men are men and sheep are afraid.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20And twisting through these lands for 97 miles...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22The world-famous Tweed.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24In my view, it's the best salmon fishing river in Scotland.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Over eight months, we followed the river guardians.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I kind of look as if I've been arrested!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32We learn of old traditions...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Every morning, I love getting up to go and shoe horses.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- ..and embrace the new... - It's just another part of life here.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Three, two, one, go!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Come on, Adrian!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..as the modern Borders redefines its identity.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Welcome to life along The River.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59In Berwick-upon-Tweed,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02River bailiffs Eddie and Alan are heading out on the river to scout
0:01:02 > 0:01:05some poaching hot spots.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07We're just coming to the estuary, the Tweed Estuary.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10High tide is just about now. So we will go
0:01:10 > 0:01:13up the estuary a wee bit to see what's showing up there.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17All right, Al.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Illegal poaching of highly valuable Tweed salmon is a problem the Tweed
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Commission has worked on for years, to help protect the fish.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I've just called on Kenny and Cal, so they will be on land
0:01:33 > 0:01:37if we need someone on land to go and have a look at something.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Eddie plans to enter a poacher's den from the river and land.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46You get right along here, once you're at the woods,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49there are places where they can throw nets in.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52PHONE RINGS
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Kenny. We're just coming up to the top edge of the wood now.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I can see your Jeep, I think. Can you hear us?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We're just coming up round the top part of the wood.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Let's have a wee look.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10In the woods, the bailiffs inspect the den.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Unless they've built another one somewhere,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15but they've had a lot of debris shoved over
0:02:15 > 0:02:16where we used to go out of, there.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Yes, it's just, they used to set nets off here.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Not that long ago, actually.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27And this is just all that's left of it.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Last time I saw this, it had a roof and everything on it.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31You can see all the strings where they've had the stuff fixed onto.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- You never know.- Yeah, OK.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35We'll probably go and have a quick look up the coast.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Have a look on your way back, Kenny. - Right, that'll do fine.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40We've got a couple of bits to check on the way home.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43That's fine. OK, mate. Good.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48A dead end. Time to look elsewhere.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Eight miles from Kelso, one man helping
0:02:55 > 0:02:58with river conservation is farmer Robert Wilson.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03We try and do quite a lot of conservation work on the farm.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The big worry just now is diffuse pollution.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Flood damage and Robert's cattle have been damaging the river banks.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14This is a spawning river. Quite a lot of salmon come up here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16So, we're fencing it off now.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19It'll help hold the bank in place
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and keep the gravel beds where they should be...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26..for the salmon to spawn.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- All right?- How you getting on? - Not too bad.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- How's this going? - Eh...hopefully tomorrow.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Yeah, well, any bits you can do while you're here would be super.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I've no doubt, with cattle grazing it and knocking bits of soil off,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42that's not helped hold it in place.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44You know, a bit of flooding as well,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47but you add erosion to it, then you've got a problem.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Having a salmon river run through his land
0:03:49 > 0:03:52is something Robert wants to protect.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55People have different ideas about why there are less fish
0:03:55 > 0:03:57coming up the river. So anything we can do to help,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59you know, I think it's of benefit.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I think it's our duty, almost, to do that.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08In the Ednam House Hotel in Kelso, staff are gearing up for one of
0:04:08 > 0:04:11their busiest wedding weekends of the year.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14How we doing? Do we know if we've checked all the chairs, Leonie?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Just because I've brought some up from Eshott
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and they were a bit dusty in the back of the car.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Manager Margaret Livingstone-Evans will be at the heart
0:04:20 > 0:04:23of a triple wedding weekend to remember.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26We've got a church wedding today, so when they arrive, that's it,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29whereas our bride tomorrow is a civil wedding.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33She is going to be arriving today. She gets married here.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37And then our wedding the following day is another church wedding.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41If it had been three civils, there's a lot of work involved in it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Housekeeping duo Hilda and Jo need to prepare the bridal suites
0:04:44 > 0:04:46for tomorrow and today's brides.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50So when's today's bride leaving room three?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Erm, not until after the wedding. She's not wanting to go into it...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56When's tomorrow's bride arriving?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Two o'clock. - Whoops!- I know.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03A bridal suite conundrum. Jo and Hilda have their work cut out.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Can you manage that one?- I think so! - THEY LAUGH
0:05:07 > 0:05:11# This is the way we strip the bed, strip the bed, strip the bed... #
0:05:11 > 0:05:14When you've got, like, eight and ten rooms to do, after your, like,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16fourth duvet, your arms are breaking.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19We've got muscles like Superwoman. Look!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- You nearly blinked and missed that one!- We're Superwomen!
0:05:22 > 0:05:23It is tough for them.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I think people think they just magically turn it round
0:05:26 > 0:05:28in a few minutes, and it takes hours.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31But they're doing good. They're doing very good.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32To keep Hilda and Jo on schedule,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Margaret checks that bride Gillian heads off to the church on time.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Done. Room three, ready for my bride-to-be!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43One bridal suite ready, there's just enough time
0:05:43 > 0:05:45for Jo and Hilda to see bride Gillian safely off to church.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Enjoy it, we'll see you soon.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- It makes it worthwhile, doesn't it? - Yeah.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Nearly away, and then they'll be back,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I think they're due back around three o'clock.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Yeah, about half three.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Bride away, it's action stations.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Tomorrow's bride is due in just 20 minutes.- Right, action stations!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Have you seen that 60 Minute Makeover on the television?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09This is Ednam House.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- We can do this! - Right, come on.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21In Peebles, UK world chocolate master Ruth Hinks has been tasked
0:06:21 > 0:06:24with making an extra large batch of chocolate brownies
0:06:24 > 0:06:25for a charity campaign.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29We have to get our baking gloves on!
0:06:29 > 0:06:35There's just 5,000 plus brownies for Ruth and Zoe to make.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Here we are, 217 postal boxes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:445,160 brownies by Monday, Tuesday?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I suppose I'm a sucker for it, because I like a challenge.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50You know? Otherwise you just do your day-to-day job and it's boring,
0:06:50 > 0:06:55isn't it, Zo? Zoe just likes her world to be, you know, easy-oasy.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Eh? Then you get this crazy lady that likes a challenge.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03It's nice to be pushed out of your comfort zone.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Isn't it?- Yeah!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Ruth's parents live in Australia. And to reward her for her hard work,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12husband David is planning something special.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Ruth's mother is coming across.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16She's making a surprise visit that Ruth doesn't know about,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19so she's due to arrive next Tuesday, unbeknown to Ruth.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22She's a bit of a worker as well. Be good to get her involved!
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Brownie war, game on!
0:07:25 > 0:07:29All for one and one for yourself in this joint, isn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Just three days to get 1,000 eggs,
0:07:31 > 0:07:36100 kilos of sugar and 250,000 chocolate buttons turned into
0:07:36 > 0:07:38scrumptious chocolate brownies.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42So, we have to do this 30 times today.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44So no going home, Zoe, until you're finished.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The quicker you work today, the quicker you get home.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I've brought my sleeping bag, it's OK!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Oh, buns? Happy days!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Oh, eh?!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07David Trouten and his team at Floors stud
0:08:07 > 0:08:09are in the midst of a hectic summer.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12The team's now been bolstered. We're up to five now.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Frank's come to help us.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17It'll be nice to have five today.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19And today they have some important visitors.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24We've got Todd Watt, who's a auctioneer from Tattersalls.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Tattersalls will be selling all the horses here at Newmarket.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29He'll look at each horse and decide
0:08:29 > 0:08:32which sale he thinks it should go into.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Could have done without this!
0:08:34 > 0:08:3720 years at the stud, Peter Henderson knows the importance
0:08:37 > 0:08:40of getting the horses into the right book sale category.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's when you are five foot five, it's no' easy!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46You have Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48In theory, the Book 1's the cream,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51and that's where you get all your international buyers here.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Everybody comes to the Book 1 at Newmarket.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57They reckon it'll turn over millions and millions of pounds.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02That's good for me, thank you. The invincible spirit, Scarborough Fair.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Auctioneer Todd Watt will work with the Duke of Roxburghe and David
0:09:05 > 0:09:08to determine which book the horses will go in.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- He's just sort of gone... You know he's going to go like that.- Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12We're trying to judge, really,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14what they're going to look like in October.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17So when they've had a really rough winter
0:09:17 > 0:09:18and a wet spring like we've had,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and it's been cold, they're behind the game,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25so it's very hard to tell what they are going to be in October.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30With millions of pounds at stake, making the right decision is vital.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33This is the Frankel.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Sired by Superstar racehorse Frankel,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38this is one horse carrying huge expectations.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We dinnae need to bring him out the stables today
0:09:41 > 0:09:43because we ken he's a Book 1 horse.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, just because he's by a champion, out of a champion.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50There will no' be many better bred horses at the sales than this.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53He'll sell himself, like, you ken?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55He's just one of they special horses.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- HILDA:- I think we've got a problem, Auntie Jo.- Why?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08At the Ednam House Hotel,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Jo and Hilda are running out of time in the bridal suite.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We're not going to do it in 20 minutes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- We're going to do it as quick as we can, obviously.- Quick as we can!
0:10:18 > 0:10:23They're almost finished but bride Nikki has just arrived to check in.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25What you see is what you get.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Like I says to hubby, "You cannae get a refund now, hun!"
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The MOT's well out of date.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Before the room is ready, reception are sending over the wedding party -
0:10:35 > 0:10:37a cardinal sin for housekeeping.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Is that pretty much you all...? - That's pretty much us.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Is there anything else we can do for yous?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- I don't think so.- Enjoy yourself. - Thank you!- You're more than welcome.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53The timing was a little bit out.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Yes. If they'd just given us another ten minutes...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Another ten minutes would have done us.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Sat here and had a drink until we sort of cleared up.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03But we've done the best we can in the time we had.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- BAGPIPES PLAY - Oh, that's them back.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Just made it.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11As this morning's bride returns,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Margaret waits in reception to congratulate today's happy couple.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Fab car, isn't it?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Congratulations!- Thank you. - Well done, well done.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Thank you very much.- Enjoy your day.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Just have a great day. We're just here to look after you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31In her Peebles chocolate factory,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Ruth has been wading through chocolate brownies.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36We managed to make them all,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38we finished late on Friday night making them.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41We got out of here... What time did we get out, Zoe?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Half past eight? Nine o'clock?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46And this was a godsend, because we need to get 48 out of a tray,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- so we just... - SHE WHISTLES
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Because it's much quicker doing it this way
0:11:50 > 0:11:53than getting a ruler and marking it all.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Over 5,000 brownies made.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It's been a long, hard chocolate slog for Ruth.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00It's going to a good cause, you know,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02so you just get down and do it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07It's like running an enduro race. You just keep going until you stop.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09So there we are. So they're all finished.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12They're all boxed up now.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14My job's done. My job's done.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I might be able to get a day off this week, I'm hoping,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20if the girls let me have a day off.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Will you let me have a day off, Sarah?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- You can have this afternoon off. - This afternoon!
0:12:31 > 0:12:33At Floors stud, an anxious David,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Peter and team are hoping to impress auctioneer Todd Watt.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Next up, the Dubawi,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42sired by one of the world's best-known stallions.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45So again, the likes of Frankel, this horse is the same,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47he's a special horse,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51because his full brother made 1.4 million two years ago.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Be nice if he makes as much as his brother.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59We're hoping he does rather better than his full brother.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01HE CHUCKLES
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- You don't see too many of these now. - No, no, no.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I could stay here all day and have a look at him.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09You could, you could.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Seems to give a bit of a wow factor when he comes out.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It's the stallion everyone wants, really, at the moment.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19There might be another photo of you in the office, Peter.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Walking round that ring. Thank you.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26With the sales four months away,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Todd is impressed with this year's group.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- They are some bunch, aren't they? Best bunch I've seen.- Yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Six horses have been selected for the Book 1 sales.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Peter, thank you. Thank you very much.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44When you breed yourself, as His Grace does,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47you know, you normally get legs that aren't quite correct
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and various other issues.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53To get a bunch like this is...exceptional.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Ten miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Superintendent Bailiff Eddie Weatherly is responding to a report
0:14:03 > 0:14:06that poachers are active in his area.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The river's now starting to fill up with fish,
0:14:09 > 0:14:16so one or two of the locals will trip out our premises later on
0:14:16 > 0:14:19under cover of darkness with a can of White Lightning
0:14:19 > 0:14:22and armed with a gillnet, probably.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Eddie rendezvouses with the bailiff team to plan the night ahead.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- How do you do?- What time was it you seen them last night?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Erm...9.47. It had just gone dark.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- You'd ken them?- I could recognise them for definite, aye.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Right, if you know them, get approached into them and just
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- hands on, bang, done.- Right.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Team briefed, time to get into position.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Could all be done and dusted very quickly.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53You can get lucky and two or three turn out all the nets.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Just depends. It's one of these things.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00You just don't know. It might be a night nobody shows up,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02but we'll see.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06With Eddie's team in strategic positions, the stakeout is on.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08They just appear,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10and you'll see them
0:15:10 > 0:15:15go and recover a net off the beach which they've set earlier and then
0:15:15 > 0:15:18they'll come back or they'll sit back on the dunes and wait.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21GULLS CRY
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It's just a waiting game. It's like cat and mouse.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- MARGARET:- Yeah, we just keep on keeping on.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYS As the sun sets on another day on the river,
0:15:32 > 0:15:33at the Ednam House Hotel in Kelso,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37the wedding celebrations are drawing to a close.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39And Margaret is in full swing.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- Come on, Alan! No, I'm only joking. - Oh, Margaret!- Sorry!
0:15:44 > 0:15:46THEY LAUGH
0:15:46 > 0:15:49So I'm cracking on with the turnaround.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Really starting to think about tomorrow.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Tomorrow's another day.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57It's one o'clock in the morning, so the staff need to quietly
0:15:57 > 0:15:59turn around the ballroom ready for tomorrow.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Obviously, there's still a few people kicking about.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05We don't want them to feel as though we're...we're booting them out.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09The guys know that there's residents and guests above here.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11It's got to be done as quietly as possible.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Alan? They're scraping a bit and banging a bit.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Can you just tell them to move gently?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Could you try and do it a bit quieter?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Here comes Georgie!
0:16:21 > 0:16:24So we know how many tables we need for tomorrow,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28so the ones that we don't need are now being put away.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Are we going to get it clothed tonight?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- It'll be done tonight. - You're getting everything done.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- Yeah, yeah, it'll be done.- Get them re-clothed. Put them into position.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Start all over again!
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Goodnight, see you in the morning!
0:16:40 > 0:16:41- Goodnight.- Goodnight!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54With eyes on the river,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Eddie receives a call from Alan that the poachers are on the move.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Yeah, they're on the beach.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03There's two boys with nets on the beach in front of Alan.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Hidden in the sand dunes,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18the river bailiffs are waiting to see if the suspected poachers
0:17:18 > 0:17:20are actively netting fish.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23(We need to see them committing the offence.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26(It's no good to just rush in here and find nothing.)
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I'm going to go around to that side so I can come in that way.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Out of the blue, they make a move.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Bailiff Tom calls for backup.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Is that Tom shouting? - Is that Tom shouting?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- You never seen me touch nothing! - But you were!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- I wasn't touching nowt! - But you were!
0:17:44 > 0:17:45What was I touching?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Tommy has caught one suspected poacher, but one has got away.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52There was one fishing this net,
0:17:52 > 0:17:53I don't know if they've got another net.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55That's one.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59That's one net here.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02There's another... I think it's two nets further up.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04One fish seized in this one,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and the boy was carrying a bagging net.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- That's him away, is it? - Aye, he's away, I've done him.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Right, Kenny, let's see the others there.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14With Kenny successful in the raid,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17the bailiffs have so far caught two poachers.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21He's known to us. He's been done several times before.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25And the person detained at the other end of the beach is one of
0:18:25 > 0:18:28his brothers, so they'll be going to court.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31What's your full name?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I've told yous before.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35What is it? I wasn't here.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You know him? Your pal will tell you.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Right, OK, the police can come and take your name.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- You're coming to the car park with us.- Up to the car park...
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Deary me.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50The police will come and identify him, whoever he may be,
0:18:50 > 0:18:55and then we'll do it, we'll just go back to base with this stuff.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Two out of three. Not bad.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Police have identified the suspect for the bailiffs.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Not too bad, I suppose.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- Three nets and two bodies. - It's a deterrent as well, you know?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11If they know we're out and about.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17They'll go, they'll get their wrists slapped at court, but, yeah,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19a good result. And you can see the result with the team.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22The team are happy. If they're happy, I'm happy.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33In the pens of Cowbog Farm, it's a crucial time for Robert's herd.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's a very worrying day.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42If it goes wrong today it can affect our whole year.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45CATTLE BELLOW
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Vet David Allen is here to vaccinate the herd and, most worryingly,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51test the cattle for TB.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53We are also pregnancy checking the cows
0:19:53 > 0:19:55to make sure that they are in calf.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Probably not a good way to start the day, with poo on your head.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05If the TB test fails, Robert's herd will be on lockdown for four months,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07meaning he won't be able to showcase
0:20:07 > 0:20:10his prized Hereford cows at the Kelso show.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13There's a lot of worry involved in farming.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17That's not just people's dogs.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Yeah, she is pregnant. That's the calf, there.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I make that two months, two months in calf.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27To help him through the day,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Robert is assisted by daughter Lottie and father Ron.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This herd was started in 1955 by my father.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37It's all the bloodlines in the family.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40It's all a challenge to get the daughter better than the mother.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44That's a goer. You don't need to PD that one.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Good job you told me! - THEY LAUGH
0:20:47 > 0:20:49That's always a test for the vet.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51495...
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Last year, Lottie joined Robert at the Kelso show.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58She has a special interest in one of the heifers.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Lottie's got a heifer that she showed last year for the first time.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It's being pregnancy checked today.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08They are all hoping Lottie's heifer is in calf.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Moment of truth for your heifer.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Nervous.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15This is Lottie's heifer...
0:21:15 > 0:21:20who's called Julia, which is my sister's name.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22She's a bit awkward.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24My sister, that is, not the heifer!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27CATTLE BELLOW
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- She's in calf!- Yay! - Not twins, is it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- I get pocket money!- You reckon? You've got to sell it first.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39If you sell it, I could get pocket money.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Don't believe everything I say.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53I need my table plan. I'm forgetting where people are sitting.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56We have our bride for today, which is wonderful.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Very often we set up ourselves, but some brides like to be involved.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- I'd just like a big enough table... - Right. I think the one
0:22:04 > 0:22:07that was there yesterday's probably going to be the right size.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09With two brides in the hotel at the same time,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11it requires meticulous planning.
0:22:11 > 0:22:17A lot of our guests from yesterday's wedding are enjoying breakfast which
0:22:17 > 0:22:19is where I've just dragged Bill out of,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24but, of course, Nikki is keen to get set up in the room as well,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28so it's just really making sure that the guests we had yesterday enjoy
0:22:28 > 0:22:30the end of their stay, but also ensure that,
0:22:30 > 0:22:35you know, the bride gets what she wants, and rightly so.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39And at this moment, a table is the request.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Nikki?- Uh-huh?- OK?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Is this going to be wide enough? - Yeah, that's perfect.- Good.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Thank you.- No problem.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- DAVID:- Today we've got Ruth's parents flying in from Tasmania.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58So it's been quite tough keeping it secret,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01so trying to find an excuse has been quite tricky.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04It's nice to be able to put on
0:23:04 > 0:23:06a surprise after ten years of marriage.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09To keep Ruth occupied,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13David has asked her to make even more brownies.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14He came in and he went,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16"Eh, we need more brownies, can you do another eight boxes?"
0:23:16 > 0:23:18So that's another four trays.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I don't really want to see another brownie.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Long journey.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26David secures the precious cargo.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Richard has good reason to surprise his daughter.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33She once surprised me. The rest of the family knew,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37I did not know, and she arrived home for Christmas one year.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I was so annoyed because I was robbed of the anticipation
0:23:40 > 0:23:43of waiting for her to come. I said to her,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46"My girl, one day I am going to get you."
0:23:46 > 0:23:51- And today is the day! I can't wait to see her face. - HE CHUCKLES
0:23:57 > 0:24:00On Cowbog Farm, the TB test is coming to an end.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I never like it when the vet takes a long time.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11Robert is waiting to see if his herd have the all-clear.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Don't take too long. I'm on tenterhooks here.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- All clear. - Excellent.- That's the last one.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22TB-free, and that's us for another four years.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Unless anything goes wrong with any cattle we buy, or...
0:24:25 > 0:24:27or anything we sell,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30that's it!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's a huge relief. So...
0:24:32 > 0:24:36You know, the fact we only do this once every four years,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38you get complacent about it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Robert and Lottie can now start planning for the Kelso show.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'd like to start off with...
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I'll have a pint tonight, just to get over the relief.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I've not slept much in the last couple of nights
0:24:49 > 0:24:50just worrying about it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Now we can get on planning our summer.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55You know, Kelso show, it's obviously a good local show
0:24:55 > 0:24:58to support and we're keen to get to that,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and certainly my daughter heading out with another calf this summer,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04hopefully. So it's good, so...
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's the moment of truth for bride, Nikki.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17It's so pretty!
0:25:17 > 0:25:21You go from a very empty ballroom to something which is beautiful.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24It's so pretty! I love it!
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- See, I dinnae ken what you were worrying about!- I ken, I love it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- Right, where does it gang? - It looks really good.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35It's right in the middle. Would you say that's in the middle?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Yeah. - Yeah. Aye, aye, aye!- Aye, aye!
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Just a final role for Margaret as house photographer.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- OK, ladies? - It's one happy bridal party...
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Smile!
0:25:50 > 0:25:53..and a nervous groom.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58This is probably THE biggest part of the day for us.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00We're all set up and ready to go.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03And the bride's happy with the room, so that's even better.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19# Tell me, tell me that you want me
0:26:19 > 0:26:22# And I'll be yours completely
0:26:22 > 0:26:26# For better or for worse
0:26:26 > 0:26:31# I know we'll have our disagreements
0:26:31 > 0:26:34# Be fighting for no reason
0:26:34 > 0:26:37# I wouldn't change it for the world
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- # Cos I know... # - (It's lovely.)
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- # The first day that I met you... # - (There's so much emotion.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50(And then the music starts. Then... I'm gone!)
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Right, here we are, we're just turning in.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- This is it, darling. - Here we go.- Ha-ha-ha!
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Payback time.- Payback time. You're absolutely right there, yeah.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Hello.- Hello, there.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Right, when do you want me to stop?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19What are you doing here?!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, you told us on Skype the other day you need us.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- Who bloody knew about this?! - THEY LAUGH
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I told you I'd get you back that time, remember?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33How did you keep that a secret for so long?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Quite hard. Quite hard. - Oh, my God!
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Well, put an apron on, we've got more brownies to make!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Bloody hell! I see what you mean!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52It was the best day of my life.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Ha-ha!
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Remember I said I'd get you back?
0:27:56 > 0:28:02A well-executed surprise. Brownie points for David.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Ready? Back together again.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Next time on The River...
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Common Riding fever grips the Borders...
0:28:13 > 0:28:15farriers are stuck in the mud...
0:28:15 > 0:28:17This happens every single year. I say to him,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21"Don't bring the van down," and he continues to bring the van down!
0:28:21 > 0:28:25..and Lottie welcomes a new calf into the world.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27When they stand up, if they have a stretch, it's always good.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It means they're feeling quite healthy.