Reuben Owen is back on our screens with a brand new series of Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales, where he is joined by his girlfriend Jessica Ellwood
Fans are delighted the series is returning (Image: ITV)
Reuben Owen has made his return to his Channel 5 programme, Life in the Dales, offering viewers a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of his life in farming. The young farmer operates a machinery business at Ravenseat, a 2,000-acre family farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, having learnt the trade from his parents, Clive and Amanda Owen.
The 22-year-old shot to fame alongside them in Our Yorkshire Farm, and now fronts his own show, featuring his siblings, friends and girlfriend Jessica. In the opening episode of the new series, airing Tuesday night, it isn’t long before Reuben finds himself in difficulty on the farm, joking he’d have to “sack” someone.
While constructing a new sheep pen, a gate post proves troublesome, with Reuben conceding it’s a bit of a “fiddle” to get them all level, reports the Express. “It is quite a fiddly job, as the pens have to have the right gaps to shut properly and not too much gap that the sheep can get through,” he explains.
Life in the Dales has returned for a new series(Image: 5)
“I’m going mad,” he then says, while working out the sizing of the pens. “You know when you’re like snow-blind, I’m like that but with gates now,” he adds to his friends, as they attempt to work through it.
However, matters become more complicated as one of the posts ends up in the wrong position. Reuben says: “There’s quite a lot of messing around, two have had to be cut down so Sonny is on cutting them and welding them.”
As they start to hammer one of the posts in using a super-size machine, the team are left baffled with the result, as the post is refusing to go in, having gotten stuck on a stone. The narrator of the 5 series explains: “Their measurements are way off, and after spending hours lining up, Reuben’s frustration is starting to show.”
Reuben Owen is left struggling with a farming task(Image: 5)
With Sonny and Jessica both struggling to correctly align the post, Reuben’s frustration begins to show. “Jesus Christ, you two,” he tells them as Jessica says, “Don’t blame me.”
Having hit a rocky start, with Jessica wondering how big the “problem” will be if the post is stuck on a rock, Reuben is left looking for someone to blame. He quips: “Have we decided who made the mistake, Jess or Sonny here? Because we’re going to have to sack someone here.”
“I didn’t have the tape measure,” Jess hits back, but continues to find a solution with Sonny. Eventually, Reuben brings his digger to site, using it to dig up the soil around the post and insert it in properly.
Reuben and his girlfriend Jess have gained a loyal fan following(Image: Instagram)
He celebrates with his team: “There we go, one more metal post and we’re about there.” Ahead of the new series airing, Reuben took to Instagram to urge excited viewers to “tune in” with several rushing to comment how excited they were to watch.
One wrote: “We’ll be watching to see what you all get up to! We’ve missed you on our screens.” Another meanwhile said: “Fabulous news, can’t wait. All of you are so natural in front of the camera…,” while a third commented: Lovely wholesome entertainment…. lovely people all!”
