About this season
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.
Episodes (15)
1. Fields of Danger as Farmer Is Impaled and Eagles Threaten Highland Flocks
Aired 7 November 2025 • 28 min
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.
2. Inferno in the Fields and the Fight to Save Badgers
Aired 11 November 2025 • 28 min
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.
3. High-Stakes GPS Sting and a Life Saved by Air Ambulance
Aired 21 November 2025 • 28 min
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.
4. Illegal Blood Sports and Tractor Sabotage
Aired 28 November 2025 • 28 min
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.
5. Fly-Tippers Get Caught in the Act
Aired 5 December 2025 • 28 min
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.
6. Midnight Diggers and Livestock Thieves
Aired 12 December 2025 • 28 min
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.
7. One Clue, One Cow and a Soil-Based Breakthrough
Aired 2 January 2026 • 28 min
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.
8. Banned Blood Sport and Spontaneous Combustion on a Farm
Aired 9 January 2026 • 28 min
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.
9. Mud Rescue, Farm Arson and Drones That Save Lives
Aired 16 January 2026 • 28 min
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.
10. Badger Baiters Tracked and Race Against Wildfire
Aired 23 January 2026 • 28 min
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.
11. Cows Stranded in a River, Poachers Tracked by Drone
Aired 30 January 2026 • 28 min
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.
12. Dead Birds of Prey Discovery Reveals Shocking Crime
Aired 6 February 2026 • 27 min
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.
13. Police Target Badger Crime and Quad Bike Mayhem
Aired 20 February 2026 • 28 min
The fight to rescue sheep stranded by the tide, and police target badger and off-road riding crime.
14. RAF Saves Trapped Cow and Police Catch Poaching Suspect
Aired 27 February 2026 • 28 min
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.
15. Neglected Birds Found and Highland Blaze Seen from Space
Aired 13 March 2026 • 28 min
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.