ITV The Dales Series 2

Chris Jones

The return of ITV1’s brilliant story about one of Yorkshire’s jewels

Adrian Edmondson returns to present ITV's second series of The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV
Adrian Edmondson returns to present ITV's second series of The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV

Last spring ITV1 scored a stunning success when they screened a series, hosted by Ade Edmondson, about life in the Yorkshire Dales. The Dales was tremendously popular and ITV immediately commissioned a brand new series – to follow up some of the stories that Ade told us about last year and to tell new ones about other aspects of Dales life.

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One of the families in the new series of The Dales that Ade revisits is that of Amanda & Clive Owen and their five children. Ade finds out how they fared on their Dales farm in the run-up to last year’s summer. Ade also catches up with Carol & Phil Mellin – a mother and son who farm near Keighley – to see how their new endeavour, a sheepdog training business, is going.

Adrian with Amanda, Clive and their 5 children - picture courtesy of ITV
Adrian with Amanda, Clive and their 5 children - picture courtesy of ITV

And with community choirs all the rage, Ade looks in on the Buckden Singers as they rehearse for their summer concert.

And the tables are turned on Ade as he’s interviewed by possibly England’s youngest DJ – Daisy Watkins, just ten, but a real brick in the wall of Drystone Radio. Ade goes to discover the joys and sorrows of running a stable yard when he visits Middleham.

Adrian joins the Buckden Singers in rehearsals - picture courtesy of ITV
Adrian joins the Buckden Singers in rehearsals - picture courtesy of ITV

So it’s a mix of old friends and new ones.

And Ade embarks on some fresh adventures too – a helicopter ride provides a birds-eye view of the Dales and a spot of caving gives Ade an insight as to what goes on underneath the hills and valleys as he explores part of one of the largest network of caves and potholes in the world (see our blog on the Three Counties Cave here). Ade also travels on the Settle-Carlisle line (often cited as the country’s favourite railway journey) and he fulfils a dream of boys the world over – riding on the footplate of a steam train. And Ade goes one better by doing it as it thunders over the beautiful Ribblehead viaduct (which was featured in the Harry Potter films).

Adrian makes another new friend in The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV
Adrian makes another new friend in The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV

Also look out for the amazing Catrigg Waterfall, prize-winning sheep and a pet show – and lots more.

The Dales screens on Monday nights at 8.00 pm on ITV1 and ITV1 HD.

For more pics of Adrian Edmondson in The Dales, see our blog about Series One from 2011 here.

Sheep in The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV
Sheep in The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV

And if you’re looking to come and stay in the Yorkshire Dales, check out some lovely Yorkshire Dales cottages and Yorkshire Dales guest houses on Hello Yorkshire.