Edwardian Farm is a twelve-part historical documentary television series that aired on BBC Two between November 2010 and January 2011. It follows a group of historians as they attempt to operate a farm in the same manner as it would have been in the Edwardian era. Filming took place at the historic Morwellham Quay in Devon, which served as the location for the production that was done for the BBC by the independent production firm Lion Television. Ruth Goodman, a historian, worked alongside archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn as part of the agricultural team. David Upshal conceived of and produced the series, and Stuart Elliott was the one in charge of directing it. The show is a spin-off of two previous series, Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy, which were two of BBC Two's biggest blockbusters in 2009 and2010, with 3.8 million viewers per episode. The show was followed by another one called Wartime Property, which premiered in September 2012 and included the same cast but took place in Hampshire on a farm called Manor Farm. The cast spent the entire year acting as farmers during World War II. BBC Books released a companion volume in 2010 with the same name, also authored by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, and named Edwardian Farm. The series was also made available on DVD, with a number of different formats depending on where you live.
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Edwardian Farm is a twelve-part historical documentary television series that aired on BBC Two between November 2010 and January 2011. It follows a group of historians as they attempt to operate a farm in the same manner as it would have been in the Edwardian era. Filming took place at the historic Morwellham Quay in Devon, which served as the location for the production that was done for the BBC by the independent production firm Lion Television. Ruth Goodman, a historian, worked alongside archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn as part of the agricultural team. David Upshal conceived of and produced the series, and Stuart Elliott was the one in charge of directing it. The show is a spin-off of two previous series, Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy, which were two of BBC Two's biggest blockbusters in 2009 and2010, with 3.8 million viewers per episode. The show was followed by another one called Wartime Property, which premiered in September 2012 and included the same cast but took place in Hampshire on a farm called Manor Farm. The cast spent the entire year acting as farmers during World War II. BBC Books released a companion volume in 2010 with the same name, also authored by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, and named Edwardian Farm. The series was also made available on DVD, with a number of different formats depending on where you live.
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