''Edwardian Farm'' is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on

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from November 2010 to January 2011. As the third series on the BBC historic farm series, following the original, Tales from the Green Valley, it depicts a group of historians recreating the running of a farm during the

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. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at

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, an historic port in Devon. The farming team was

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Ruth Goodman and

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s Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. The series was devised and produced by David Upshal and directed by Stuart Elliott, Chris Michell and Naomi Benson. The series is a development from two previous series, '' Victorian Farm'' and ''

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'', which were among BBC Two's biggest hits of 2009 and 2010, receiving audiences of up to 3.8 million per episode. The series was followed by '' Wartime Farm'' in September 2012, featuring the same team but this time in Hampshire on Manor Farm, living a full calendar year as World War II-era farmers. An associated book by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, also titled ''Edwardian Farm'', was published in 2010 by BBC Books. The series was also published on

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* *{{IMDb title, 1821820
BBC2 ''Edwardian Farm'' blog by Ruth GoodmanRuth Goodman websiteAlex Langlands websiteAppreciation in ''The Guardian''
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