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- We gotta do summat!

- It's too early! I sell 'em fat!

- Yeah, but it'll grow back.

- I said no! I said no!

I can clip flock, cut bale and wrap silage.

415 all in.

- What are you hoping for?

- 50 a head.

Think you'll get that?

Yeah.

I can do it for 400. Deal?

Yeah. Thanks, Jim.

You'll be right.

- Hup!

Alice! Alice!

- I'd heard you were back.

- Matty! Long time no see.

Aye. And if there's owt

you want, let us know.

Bell. Keld Farm.

- Ta. That's kind of you, Matty.

- I mean it.

- All right, I've gotta go.

- Bell. Keld Farm.

I'm looking for um... 50 per head.

Right, where we gonna be there?

Want 45... 40.

40 B. 40 B. 40 B. 40 B.

40.50. 40.50. 40.50 B.

At 40.50 B. 40.50 B. 40.50.

41.50, 41.50, 41.50, 41.50, 41.50, 41.50.

42, B 42, B 42.

At 42, B 42.50, 42.50, 42.50, 42.50, 42.50.

Last chance. At 42.50

Scowcroft.

Eight at 42.50

Bad luck, love.

Your Joe won't be too pleased.

Look, tell you what, I'll do job for 300.

Your dad would have wanted me

to look out for you.

It hurt him when you didn't come back.

Thought they'd have gi' you

some time off for funeral.

A lot came. He were well-liked.

Well, Jim, you don't know shite, all right?

- Where you going?

- I'll find someone else.

I'm doing you a favour here!

You won't get anyone else

do it for that money, you know?

You know what? Your mother were

an hard-nosed b*tch an' all!

He should have taught both of you

some respect, the soft bastard!

F***!

Away!

Thanks.

Go on.

- Matty.

- Yeah?

Here.

- Shall we crack on?

- Yeah, look, Matty, I'm...

- I'm sorry it's not much. I...

- Don't worry about it.

I don't f***ing believe it.

Alice?

You've sold my f***ing lambs, haven't you?

- I only sold eight. Now we can afford...

- It don't matter. No, no, no.

I told you not to and you've f***ing done it!

You've been away on shift.

Things have to be done.

I don't care! You've gone behind my back.

I told you not to f***ing do it

and you've gone and done it, haven't you?

Selling my lambs to pay your wages now?

Is that how it's going?

- I thought you knew.

- You ain't got enough going on in...

I thought you...

Pack it in! Pack it in!

Don't lay a finger on my sheep

without my say-so.

You're lucky to have her.

Are you okay?

Yeah, fine.

- Take your money.

- I don't want it. You can f*** off.

Don't want your charity.

What the f*** are you playing at?

Eh?

What, are you showing me up

in front of neighbours now?

That the game?

- What you doing with that?

- I thought I'd spray 'em.

I don't spray 'em. I dip 'em.

- Dip's not good for you.

- Well, I dip 'em!

Go on, dip's where it always is.

Get up there.

Ssh.

I've struggled with you being back here.

No, no, I find it hard.

Do you wish I hadn't come?

Ssh.

I've got succession rights and...

I'm gonna claim for tenancy.

Joe...

Can we talk about this, please?

Keep an eye on her.

Do you like my tattoo?

It's all right, yeah.

Do you like me?

What do you want?

Is someone living in there?

No, it's just for feed and that.

It's your sister, isn't it?

Simon Shawcross.

Acquisitions, North Moors Water.

Can I have a word?

These farms aren't making any money

any more, are they, eh?

We sell quite a few of them on

to property developers now.

There's 100 grand in it for the tenant.

We interviewed your sister. Point is...

...we need the farm back.

So if we er... award the tenancy to you,

technically, she'd be trespassing.

So, you evict her, we buy you out.

Money in your pocket. How's that sound?

I'll er... I'll leave you my number.

Give us a ring.

Get it sorted, yeah?

Hey, listen.

If I am awarded this tenancy,

you'll ha' to go.

- What?

- All right?

I don't understand.

If I'm awarded it, you can stay on,

you can work with me.

Won't work.

No, don't, it's all I got!

No!

Oh, sh...

I'll f***ing kill you!

Oh, sh*t!

Get here!

Oh, f***!

You can't just bring that down here!

Get it f***ing off my land right now!

I ain't f***ing about! Get out my way!

Get the f*** off me! Get the f*** off me!

F*** off! F*** off!

- F***...

- Steady now.

All right, okay.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry.

- Come on.

F***'s sa-aake!

Get Nailer, will you?

He's a good ratter, this one.

So, what's up?

Joe lost it last night.

- He tried to set fire to my Land Rover.

- Oh, God.

- He were dead drunk.

- That's just no excuse.

He were arrested.

Matty, it were me that called 'em.

Well, he shouldn't have done it.

So you did right thing.

- I don't...

- He's an idiot. You did the right thing.

Yeah?

Go on.

Ssh. Come on, you.

Nailer?

Nailer?

Where are you?

'Alice?

'Alice?

- Yeah.

- 'Did you go with that lad?'

'You told him? You bastard!'

See what you've done to me?

Eh?

Go on.

Alice? Alice?

Out!

I've gotta go down that police station

every f***ing week because of you now.

- You came at me, Joe.

- You tell 'em you come at me with shears?

- Did ya?

- You came at me.

No, you didn't tell 'em that bit, did you?

Get off!

Calm down.

Watch your f***ing mouth!

You all right?

Yeah.

- Is that for me, is it?

- It's not for me.

Not here.

Alice!

Is Mr Bell home?

I need to speak with both of you.

Well...

After much consideration,

it has been decided that the tenancy

will be awarded to Joe Bell.

You're mad.

He can't... He can't even look after

himself, never mind a farm.

The decision's been made higher up.

Mr Bell, if you could just sign here

for me, please.

Joe?

Joe... Joe?

It's nothing personal.

Joe...

I've... tried so hard. Joe...

Don't take it from me. I've tried...

Stop! Just stop!

All right. How's it ever gonna work?

You're scared...

every time you set foot in the f***ing door.

Hey! Hey!

That's it, draw them in, draw them in.

Bring them round. Bring them round.

Oi. What you doing?

Taking 'em to auction.

What?

No.

No!

- Bring 'em round.

- Hey, shh.

Come on, out you get. Hey, come on.

- Hey!

- Hey!

What the f*** are you doing?

Come on.

- Come on.

- Get in there, get in there!

No. You can't.

- You can't do this.

- F***'s sake!

No, he promised me. No, he promised me.

Just stop it. Stop it! Just stop!

It's finished!

Get in there. Shh, shh. Get in there.

I said, f***ing no!

Hey.

Hey!

'Alice?'

No.

No!

Here.

It's okay. It's okay.

You told me not to tell anyone.

Did you think it was something

I ought to be ashamed of?

No, I...

I was trying to protect you.

Why'd you never say owt to him?

I were a child.

Told me to keep quiet.

I were a child.

I saw you go to him.

I just...

I couldn't stand waiting.

Not knowing when he were gonna...

...he were gonna...

Why didn't you stop him?

Why didn't you stop him?

Alice...

No, no, no!

- What you doing?

- No, no, no.

You evicting me, are you? Are you?

They've bought me out.

That's why they give me tenancy

cos I agreed to a f***ing buy-out.

I'm sorry.

- No!

- I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

The dog's in with the sheep!

Alice. Alice.

F***ing dog!

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