45 min

S3 · E1 May 5, 2026

Episode 1 Episode 1

In the first episode, it's the height of summer and Reuben and the team are building a brand-new sheep pen for a local farmer. Reuben's younger brothers Miles and Sidney sweat it out on an arduous sheep shearing course. Girlfriend Jess's farm, she and her dad David are also trying to shear their 300-strong flock for summertime. Reuben and Jess throw Clive a 70th birthday party to remember, so armed with a truck-load of balloons they head to their local, the highest pub in England, where friends and family have gathered to celebrate.

45 min

S3 · E2 May 12, 2026

Episode 2 Episode 2

Reuben and the gang are juggling work, adventures and a fair bit of unexpected drama. At an idyllic country house that was once an historic Cumbrian pub, Reuben, Sonny and Jess are installing underground pipework - a job that should be straightforward, in theory. Clive, and brothers Miles and Sid set sail across the Irish sea on a rare father-and-sons' adventure. They're bound for Donegal, where Clive has been invited to be the VIP judge at the legendary Clonmany Agricultural Show. The boys are thrown straight into the hands-on art of sheep prep, where Sid discovers getting a prize ewe perfectly show-ring ready sometimes comes with a few splatters. Miles, meanwhile, lives out a young farmer's dream as he leads his younger brother on an epic vintage tractor run down to the spectacular Donegal coast. The boys rejoin dad Clive with ringside seats at one of the show's biggest highlights - the All Nations Shearing Championships.

45 min

S3 · E3 May 19, 2026

Episode 3 Episode 3

In the Cumbrian countryside, Reuben is grafting to finish an epic wildlife pond, shaping and smoothing the bank to get it ready for its feathered residents. While Reuben's digging goes without a hitch, Capper wedges himself so firmly in the muck that Sonny has to stage a muddy rescue. Up on the fells, Reuben and Jess turn their attention to a headcount of the heifers - or at least, try to.

45 min

S3 · E4 May 26, 2026

Episode 4 Episode 4

Reuben and the gang battle a stubborn rock seam at the quarry, turning to restored vintage drills and risky expanding grout to crack it. In the fields, breeding season begins as rams are released among 300 ewes. The team also faces felling a dangerous tree using classic tractor power. As Bonfire Night looms, there's wood to gather, a Guy to make and toffee apples to prep.

46 min

S3 · E5 Jun 2, 2026

Episode 5 Episode 5

Reuben and the crew take their vintage tractors out of retirement for a huge log piling mission for a farmer, but Jess's tractor has sprung a leak. In the quaint village of Brough, a tree has come down in a storm and broken headstones in the graveyard. Reuben and the team are called in to clear the wood, and while on site the church asks the group to repair a broken stay in the belfry.

46 min

S3 · E6 Jun 9, 2026

Episode 6 Episode 6

Reuben and the team are hired to turn a hole in the ground, on a remote farm, into a vibrant pond. As January rolls in Reuben buys himself a new digger for the job which comes with extra wide tracks, ideal for digging in the winter weather. On Jess's family farm, she and dad David are more concerned with their frozen slurry tanker which has seized up overnight as temperatures dropped to minus 9.

45 min

S3 · E7 Jun 16, 2026

Episode 7 Episode 7

At the quarry, new recruit Martin soon discovers that even a straightforward job can take an unexpected turn when a breakdown strikes. Elsewhere, Reuben and Jess take on an ambitious job creating a brand-new path leading to a special monument. Capper and Sonny set their sights on a restoring a rare vintage motorbike to raise money for men's mental health charities.

46 min

S3 · E8 Jun 23, 2026

Episode 8 Episode 8

Reuben helps Jess during one of the most stressful moments in the farming calendar - the annual tuberculosis test for her dairy herd. Any cow found to be infected will have to be removed immediately, leaving Jess anxious as the vet begin testing each animal. Workmates Capper and Sonny continue restoring a vintage motorbike they plan to auction in aid of men's mental health.

46 min

S3 · E9 Jun 30, 2026

Episode 9 Episode 9

With lambing season well underway, Reuben and Jess race to stock-proof the fences at Brough Castle Farm before more than 300 newborn lambs arrive in the fields. However, when Reuben challenges Jess's dad Dave to a battle of man versus machine, Jess is left caught in the middle. Capper and Sonny attempt to breathe life back into a vintage tractor, but getting it to run proves tricky.

Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales

Season 3

Episode 1 Episode 1

Episode 2 Episode 2

Episode 3 Episode 3

Episode 4 Episode 4

Episode 5 Episode 5

Episode 6 Episode 6

Episode 7 Episode 7

Episode 8 Episode 8

Episode 9 Episode 9

Cast

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