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Steph McGovern reveals the hidden dangers of rural life – from daring rescues to ruthless crimes, as farmers and first responders battle to save life and livelihood.
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Episode 1
The East Anglian air ambulance races to save a farmer after a freak accident, lambs face attack from birds of prey, and Paul Colgan investigates illegal fly-tipping in Cheshire.
Episode 2
Firefighters and farmers tackle Bedfordshire field fires, rescue crews respond to a horse in danger, and Paul Colgan helps volunteers protect wildlife from illegal badger baiters.
Episode 3
A criminal gang targets northern farms, a huge barn fire threatens cattle in Leicestershire, and Paul Colgan reunites a farmer with the air ambulance crew who saved her life.
Episode 4
Illegal off-road bikers terrorise Yorkshire farmers, police pursue hare hunters in Hampshire, and Paul Colgan visits Scotland to see how firefighters use technology to tackle fires.
Episode 5
Fly-tippers are caught by angry farmers in Warwickshire. Grazing land and livestock in the Mourne mountains face raging fires, and Paul Colgan meets a domestic abuse survivor.
Episode 6
Police in Humberside catch men digging up farmland for treasure, fly tippers cause havoc for farmers in Hertfordshire, and Paul Colgan looks into livestock theft in Durham.
Episode 7
A gang steals farm equipment worth thousands, a pregnant cow sparks a swimming pool emergency, and Paul Colgan explores how soil DNA could help catch illegal off-road riders.
Episode 8
Police pursue men suspected of illegal hare hunting in Yorkshire, a sudden fire causes devastation on a north Wales farm, and Paul Colgan trains to rescue farm animals in Cheshire.
Episode 9
Rescue teams race to save an elderly horse trapped in mud, arson takes a heavy toll on farms, and Paul Colgan explores pioneering technology that could save lives in rural areas.
Episode 10
Wildfire threatens farms and livestock in Antrim, police in North Yorkshire hunt criminals targeting badgers on farmland, and Paul Colgan explores rural policing in Hertfordshire.
Episode 11
A County Down farmer calls in a search team for missing cows, a North Yorkshire officer catches deer poachers, and Paul explores how DNA could help prevent dog attacks on sheep.
Episode 12
Farmers help rescue teams as floodwaters threaten lives in Lincolnshire, a massive bird crime is uncovered on a Wiltshire farm, and Paul Colgan joins a rural mountain rescue team.
Episode 13
The fight to rescue sheep stranded by the tide, and police target badger and off-road riding crime.
Episode 14
Police catch wildlife poachers targeting farmland in the Midlands, teams take on a challenging cow rescue in Scotland, and Paul Colgan explores rural crime tech in Humberside.
Episode 15
Police in Hertfordshire respond to an emergency that uncovers a shocking crime, Scottish fire crews battle a wildfire visible from space, and Paul Colgan joins farm safety training.
