
Episode 4 Scene
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Herriots and the Aldersons work on the farm at Heston. James is tasked with picking stones.
The Herriots and the Aldersons work on the farm at Heston. James is put to the task of sorting and picking stones for the wall.
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Episode 4 Scene
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Herriots and the Aldersons work on the farm at Heston. James is put to the task of sorting and picking stones for the wall.
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(majestic music) (children speaking faintly) - [Richard] What the hell do you think you are doing?
- Helping.
- No, you're not.
You can't.
- I thought you wanted help with the wall.
- Aye, not with the putting.
Sorting is all you're good for.
- Sorting?
- Big.
- Small.
- Middle'uns.
- Funny-shaped ones.
- You start off sorting, then picking, after three or four years, you get to the putting.
- Aye, then you get to the putting.
- Three or four years?
- Listen, farming's a way of life, it's in us bones.
You've gotta live it to know it.
These two have lived it.
- It's in us bones.
- Is that my voice you was meant to be doing then, you cheeky so and so?
(laughs) - Come on, you've been promoted to picking.
- Oi, I were picking.
- Have you been to the stables to check on Joan and the little 'un?
- That's exactly where I'm off to next.
Good luck, James.
- I think I can manage to pick up a few rocks.
- Stones, they're not rocks.
You're picking up the stones.
- Stones.
- Make sure you give him plenty of- - Plenty of hay, I know.
(gate squeaking) - Rounded middle'un.
- Right.
Rounded, middle, here we go.
This one looks about right.
- Perfect.
- Are you kidding me?
- Come and see this.
(subdued music) - Come on, Rosie.
- Shall we take the baby to see the pony?
- Come on, Jimmy lad, let's go.
- I saw that, Dad.
- Aye, I've got neighbors to think of.
I'll be a bloody laughing stock.
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