The Dales is a documentary, but I use that term loosely, as it was created by ITV.
It opens with rolling shots and dramatic music. Adrian Edmondson announces he is going to tell us all about this unforgiving place. “Remote communities, isolated farms.” Really? Yorkshire? I’m sure it can be hard, but I’m not convinced it is Lapland, or even the Isle of Lewis.
Despite what Google Maps might suggest:
There is no doubt it is a beautiful part of the world though.
It follows a number of people around including a community-owned pub, a 16-year-old boy who has just quit school to work on his family farm full time, a village brass band and even the local vicar. She doesn’t take herself too seriously:
“The end of the day is feet up with a bottle of beer and a bag of crips”
Probably for the best. She had 8 people at a service, which is a good day apparently, and with no music to sing to all the hymns are a cappella.
Overall it is very light hearted. There is no serious revelations of dramatic problems, just a fun look at some of the interesting people that live in The Dales intercut with shots of Adrian Edmondson looking at beautiful scenery as if he is Brian Cox.
Conveniently, it is available on iTunes for about £8.
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Tags: countryside, tv, yorkshire, yorkshire dales
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