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This week, Sweeny welcomes a new calf to the croft. Since taking his wool production to the next level by creating his very first batch of Harris Tweed, he is excited to receive the finished product from the mill, which he plans to sell far and wide.

In episode one, Sweeny reflects on the unusual year that has passed discussing the effects of the pandemic on him personally and as a crofter in a tight-knit island community. He and his new friend Romesh Ranganathan get the opportunity to look back on how the programme they made together last year during lockdown had an impact on themselves and on a wider audience. He also buys some new hens from the Isle of Skye – hundreds of them!

Sweeny gives his cousin and her family, who bought a croft last year, some sheep and some valuable advice. But then he gets bad news - the chickens are to go into lockdown because of the threat of avian flu.

Sweeny takes a trip to a mill in Tore to learn about what goes into the food that he gives his animals and whilst he is there, they put him to work, getting him involved in the process.