Episode 2

Matt Baker and the National Trust are searching for a new tenant for a 600-acre dream farm in the spectacular Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in North Wales. Along with fields, woodland and mountain pasture, the farm comes with a beautiful four-bed farmhouse, holiday letting accommodation, views of Wales's highest mountain - Yr Wyddfa - and access to a spectacular lake. Seven applicants living and working on the farm take on tasks designed to prove their skills with livestock, passion for conservation and ability to run a successful business if they're chosen to take on the tenancy. Monitoring their every move are Eryri General Manager Trystan Edwards and the National Trust's Land and Estates Director, Giles Hunt. Who will they choose to win the life-changing 15-year tenancy of this incredible farm? In this episode, our hopefuls are mid-way through sorting a 130-strong flock of sheep. Having lost control of the sheep while moving them from the fields into the handling pens, they've only just got them back into the right place. With things back under control and lambing in full swing, the applicants are set the task of welcoming their first tourists to the farm. Split into two groups, they prepare the two-bed annexe for a group of friends and the bothy (described as a 'stone tent') for a mum and her two children. They're also tasked with providing breakfast and a farm tour for both sets of guests. Who will impress Giles and Trystan the most to become the next temporary farm managers and move into the farmhouse?