Reuben: Life in the Dales

In this first episode, we join the team at the start of Reuben's second year of trading. They have won a contract to restore life to an old fishing pond at a grand country estate in County Durham by excavating 6,000 tons of silt.

Reuben Owen plans to expand his business by training up his work force, so 17-year-old Sarah is put in the driving seat so she can operate more of their heavy plant machinery. However, her first lesson on the dumper comes unstuck when Reuben challenges her to manoeuvre the fully loaded machine around a bog in reverse.

Reuben and Sarah help their community when wet weather causes havoc in the Dales.

The friends join Reuben's first-ever holiday abroad on a road trip through north France, taking in vineyards,

Reuben plans to sell old machinery at a local auction, but his vintage tractor refuses to start. Sarah upcycles an old

It's winter and there are problems aplenty for Reuben and his pals - from a plumbing project that turns into a disaster to