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  1. Episode 20

    20/20 On the final day the families compete to see who can put on the best cattle show.

  2. Episode 19

    19/20 The dads sharpen their axes and saws as they prepare wood to light the range.

  3. Episode 18

    18/20 The children concoct herbal remedies out of strawberries, pepper, onions and honey.

  4. Episode 17

    17/20 The men go rabbiting in the Shropshire hills and the mums are in the laundry.

  5. Episode 16

    16/20 The Degale family from Enfield and a family from the Cotswolds begin a week of challenges.

  6. Episode 15

    15/20 The families compete to take home the prize for best Victorian ploughing family.

  7. Episode 14

    14/20 The children from the Bagley and Booth families get a lesson in Victorian pest control.

  8. Episode 13

    13/20 The children make a fidget pie out of potato, gammon, apple and onion.

  9. Episode 12

    12/20 The Dads take on the arduous task of repairing a dry stone wall.

  10. Episode 11

    11/20 The Mums face their worst nightmare - ironing in the 19th century.

  11. Episode 10

    10/20 It's the day of the big weekly challenge for the two families.

  12. Episode 9

    9/20 The Dads learn that making a gate Victorian style isn't as simple as they thought.

  13. Episode 8

    8/20 The Dads take on a dangerous and very hot job in the blacksmith's forge.

  14. Episode 7

    7/20 The Mums find out just how hard Victorian housewives worked when they make butter.

  15. Episode 6

    6/20 The children get to grips with a hand-operated Victorian corn kibbler.

  16. Episode 5

    5/20 The families try sheep farming: cleaning, herding and selecting sheep and spinning wool.

  17. Episode 4

    4/20 The Doige family go head-to-head with the Mills family in a muckspreading challenge.

  18. Episode 3

    3/20 The dads take on an important farm job - haymaking, using old-fashioned scythes.

  19. Episode 2

    2/20 The Doige and Mills families make damson butter and get a horse and cart driving lesson.

  20. Episode 1

    1/20 The Doige and Mills families learn a Victorian bread recipe and how to make clay bricks.