Devon and Cornwall

Documentary examining daily life in the two counties in south-west England. Enterprising Cornishman Jack Baines hopes to turn fields of colourful flowers into liquid gold by cultivating 275,000 sunflowers. On Cornwall's south coast, traditional boat builder Peter Williams undertakes a very special commission - crafting a brand new Cornish gig for Boscastle Rowing Club. On the northern fringes of Dartmoor in the fields surrounding the market town of Chagford, young farming couple Lewis Steer and Flora Searson raise rare breeds of sheep.

In the Devon town of Teignmouth, mussel fishermen Matt and Barry Sessions look at new ways to diversify their business to ensure its future. To maximise their catch and use mussels that can't be sold commercially, Barry's producing his own gourmet smoked mussels from a specially built smoker, which they plan to sell to local restaurants and fishmongers. On Dartmoor, farmer Steve Alford and his partner Hayley hope to tap into the growing popularity of glamping, so with the help of Hayley's father, build a cosy shepherd's hut to rent out to tourists during the holiday season.

On their small holding in Cornwall, Wendy and Andy are experimenting with tomatillos - a Mexican fruit that looks like a tomato but with a savoury flavour. They're gambling that this exotic produce will catch on with the public. In Devon's Coly Valley farmer and builder Martin Banks is tasked with helping restore an ancient stone wall at Dunkeswell Abbey dating back to the 13th century. In the port of Brixham, fisherman Fraser Pugh is also hoping to grow his business of supplying hand-dived scallops.

Friends Gary Aldington and Nick Spencer attempt to turn a passion for retro powerboats into racing glory and prizes. The pair put Gary's '80s craft, Kohaku, through its paces in Falmouth harbour ahead of their first ever competition in Torquay. In the Teign Valley, woodsman John Williamson and 10-year-old daughter Betsy attempt to revive the lost tradition of making stave baskets, using ash collected from their very own 10-acre wood.

In this special Christmas episode, the volunteer lifeboat crew at Clovelly prepare their village's decorations, including a mile of lights from top to bottom of the village, and a Christmas tree made from ocean rubbish that washed up on the seashore. Further inland, it is festive full steam ahead for the volunteers on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, who are busy transforming a locomotive and 10 carriages into a steam train of over 50,000 lights, while a farmer at St Mabyn is busy working on mulled cider.

In Torquay, harbour master Nick prepares to receive the world's largest residential cruise ship, as hundreds of its VIPs come ashore and in Cornwall, seventy-three-year-old surfing pioneer Gwyn Haslock showcases where the UK wave riding craze took hold in the 1960s. Local handywoman Lynn Batten completes her last-minute preparations at the iconic Minack Theatre, as tourists from around the world arrive for the triumphant season finale. On Devon's north Jurassic coast, adventurers Mark Bullock and George Malkin take on the famous Blackchurch Rock and in the fishing village of Appledore, Geoff Hocking and brother Neil are continuing the family ice cream business that's been going strong since 1936. Fisherman Stephen Perham is preparing for his most lucrative day of the year - the Clovelly Lobster Festival.