An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. In the first report from Reeth in Swaledale a day in the company of PC Dick Cresswell looking at the varied jobs he does as a rural policeman in his patch of 240 square miles. In the second report Jessica visits a smallholding at High Yarrow near Falstone in the Kielder Forest to meet farmer John Richardson who is the proud owner of two reindeer. Following the break, a visit to Malton in North...

An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. In the first report from Reeth in Swaledale a day in the company of PC Dick Cresswell looking at the varied jobs he does as a rural policeman in his patch of 240 square miles. In the second report Jessica visits a smallholding at High Yarrow near Falstone in the Kielder Forest to meet farmer John Richardson who is the proud owner of two reindeer. Following the break, a visit to Malton in North Yorkshire to meet Colin Sykes and Geoff Woollens who are keeping up the traditional craft of brewing beer in the town. In the final report, Jessica joins Naturalist Bill Tait on a visit to Tony's Patch Nature Reserve near Haydon Bridge to see the nesting site of a Tawny owl built by Bill. He also gives advice for viewers on where best to place boxes in their gardens. Credit: Presented by Jessica Holm Credit: Hoi Polloi Film and Video Credit: Camera Chris Sutcliffe, Andy Greenwood, Simon Crouch Credit: Sound Ron Gunn, Paul Gunn Credit: Production Assistants Carole McKenzie Credit: Production Secretary Coreen Harvey Credit: Title Music composition Peter Johnson Credit Videotape Editors Amanda Baxter, Howard Beebe Credit: Assistant VT Editor Claire Storey Credit: Sound Postproduction Charles Heath Credit: Research Donna Heaps Credit: Executive Producer Chris Potter Credit: Director Simon Lawson, Paul Gunn, Ian Sutherland Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End credit: Waterfront Productions for Tyne Tees Television © MCMXC