Channel 4 viewers were left moved by Matt Baker's mum Janice after she broke down in tears at a devastating accident forced her to make a a big decision on Our Farm in the Dales.
After it proved to be a big hit on More4 earlier this year, with fans gutted at it ending so soon, the show has now landed a primetime slot on 4, with former Blue Peter presenter Matt celebrating the news over the weekend.
Our Farm in the Dales documents County Durham born presenter Matt's return to home turf after Janice suffered serious injuries in a farming accident, which forced her to stop working.
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Janice was busy tending to sheep when they knocked her off her feet and trampled on her, leaving the 77-year-old with a broken leg.
Matt, who is being tipped for I'm A Celebrity, returned home with wife Nicola and their children to help dad Mike run the farm, in the run up to the crucial lambing season.
As he bid to to secure the farm's future, Matt had some important decisions to make, with him making the suggestion of changing the sheep in order to save farm.
And it was when faced with saying goodbye to the sheep that had been with her for years that Janice broke down, saying: "It’s quite a strange feeling really, sitting here doing this in the sunshine.
"It’s the first time I’ve actually had to make a decision because of what’s happened.
"It’s the right decision. I know it’s the right decision and you reach a time in your life when you think ‘I really can’t do this anymore’.
"In that respect it’s sad, but in a good way, a fork in the road might mean good things will come from it in a different way."
Recalling finding out about Janice's horrifying accident, Matt said: "What happened was my dad rang me up one morning totally out of the blue and said 'your mum's had an accident, she was down in the sheep pen, she got knocked over by a flock of sheep and she broke her leg' and she was in hospital and it turned out she needed a knee replacement."
As well as revealing the news that the first series of Our Farm in the Dales had been handed a Saturday night slot on Channel 4, ex host of The One Show, Matt, teased there could be 'some news' to follow on its future.
