The Croft (2015)
Synopsis
Documentary following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter.
First Air Date: 2015-12-07
Last Air Date: 2017-01-16
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 12
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
Donald MacSween - or Sweeny as most folk know him - is a Lewis crofter with a dream. A proud Ness man, he is currently working part-time but aims to change all that so he can spend more time in what he considers to be the best place in the world, Ness, and be a crofter full-time. We follow him over a year in this six-part series as he tries to make his dream become a reality. Sweeny has had an interest in animals and crofting from a young age and spent a lot of time with his grandfather on the family croft. Since taking over the croft in 2005, he's juggled the demands of the day job with crofting, but in July 2014 he embarked on the next stage of his ambitious plans.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
First in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. While the sheep might be Sweeny's first love, episode one sees him take a new direction as he prepares to go into egg production with 300 new chickens. But as the day of the chicken's arrival looms with a trip to the mainland for Sweeny, the hen house is far from finished. Can Sweeny sort things in time?
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
Second in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. In this episode, we see how the new hens are settling in, and Sweeny picks up his first home-produced pork and sausages and gets a visit from a chicken inspector.
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
Third in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. In this episode, he gears up for egg production, but crofting's many challenges are all too apparent when the first major winter storm hits and there is a death on the croft.
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
Fourth in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. In this episode, the first lambs appear, and Sweeny sells his first eggs. But there are some unwanted visitors in the hen house.
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
Fifth in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. In this episode, a downpour threatens the local Gala day, and Sweeny makes his show debut with some of his beloved sheep - and some of his hens. As the summer comes to an end, Sweeny prepares for another winter and gets the peats home.
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
Last in a six-part series following Donald MacSween as he tries to make it as a full-time crofter. A year on, Sweeny looks back at how things have gone. Is he any nearer his dream? What have been the successes and what failures have there been? What would he do differently now looking back, and what does the future now hold?
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