Helen Skelton fans left gutted as her show Springtime on the Farm taken off air

Viewers have been left annoyed after the latest series of Channel 5 farming show Springtime on the Farm returned - with last year's episode broadcast.

Fans of the series took to social media to air their dismay over the accidental repeat, with the Helen Skelton -fronted show taken off air.

Showing life at Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley, the episode focused on welcoming some adorable four-legged friends to the farm. But, due to a technical error, Channel 5 showed an episode from last year.

One Twitter user wrote: “What happened, watching a repeat of last year, gutted”, while another questioned: “Is that what we think happened at the start of the show? Or was it always going to be a repeat?”

A third replied: “They had technical issues so we ended up with a repeat”.

Other viewers were left disappointed after realising the episode wasn’t new and took to social media to complain, reported YorkshireLive.

One viewer said: "I thought I just had deja vu... Thank you", while another wrote: "Why are Channel 5 showing last years Springtime on the farm, where is the new series".

A third chimed: "What about showing the new episode that was planned for tonight. When will we see that one" with another adding: "How have you done that?!"

Another user typed: "I think there has been an issue on channel 5 as there was a glitch before the start and it is showing last years springtime on the farm?!"

Viewers were left unhappy with some saying they had been waiting for the show to come back on TV (Steve Morgan)

Someone else added: "Why are you playing last years #springtime on the farm and not the new series, have you made a mistake as this is not the new episode, not very happy was looking forward to the series."

In a statement Channel 5 confirmed it was a technical issue, saying the show would be back tomorrow (Weds) with the new series.

Channel 5 confirmed the correct episode will be broadcast tomorrow (Daisybeck)

Channel 5 said: "Apologies, we've had a technical issue with today's planned Springtime on the Farm. It will be back tomorrow at 8pm as planned, all new."

One viewer responded: “Feel like I’ve been cheated out of an episode hope we get an extra episode at the end for what we’ve missed. Caused a mass panic on all the pages haha.”