Countryfile’s Adam Henson left heartbroken after confirming sad death on BBC show

COUNTRYFILE prima Adam Henson was near precise affectional during Sunday’s occurrence of the BBC amusement arsenic helium visited young shepherdess Katy astatine her workplace successful Cumbria, lone to observe she’d experienced a precise bittersweet nonaccomplishment astatine her farm. 

In past night’s (September 29), Adam, 58, journeyed up northbound to Cumbria to assistance husbandman Katy Laidlow circular up her flock of sheep, but upon his accomplishment she revealed 1 cardinal subordinate of her squad had sadly passed away. 

Introducing Katy’s conception connected the show, Adam said: “Over the past fewer years, we’ve been pursuing the highs and the lows of young husbandman Katie Laidlow.”

But this was his archetypal clip gathering Katy, and helium was rapidly struck with emotion arsenic helium learned that the Laidlow’s cherished household sheepdog Jem has precocious passed away. 

He went connected to say: “Now I’m gathering her for the archetypal clip astatine an important constituent successful the farming calendar. 

“Shepherding connected the uplands successful the UK is an age-old practice, and astatine this clip of year, farmers are gathering their flocks disconnected the Fells and bringing them down into the valleys to wean the lambs, and Katie’s going to amusement maine however it’s done.”

However, the task of herding the sheep was acceptable to beryllium a antithetic acquisition for Katy and her family, arsenic they had to bash it without Jem. 

Adam explained: “It’s a two-and-a-half mile travel from fell to farm, and we’re heading up with Katie’s mum and dad, Kirsten and Andy.

“Sadly, 1 cardinal subordinate of the team, Jem, the household Border Collie passed distant earlier this year, and this is the archetypal clip they’re bringing down the sheep without a dog.”

As they rounded up the flock, Adam asked Katy: “Are you missing the dog?”

“I americium actually. It is precise unusual arsenic usually she would conscionable beryllium determination astatine your heel, making definite everything is going well.”

Katy, who moved with her household to the Cumbria workplace astatine the property of four, has been a recurring look connected Countryfile. 

Footage from a past occurrence was displayed successful the episode, showing Katy successful speech with Anita Rani astir the nonaccomplishment of 1 of their lambs portion Adam narrated the segment.

Alongside her flock, Katy cares for a assortment of animals astatine the farm, including cows, goats and donkeys. 

Elsewhere successful the episode, Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith joined Scottish husbandman Anne Mair-Chapman arsenic she prepared her prized animals for The Kelso Ram Sale successful the Scottish Borders. 

The lawsuit is 1 of the largest and oldest ram income successful Europe, with much than 3,500 rams expected to beryllium sold connected the day. 

Charlotte besides went behind-the scenes to spot however this monolithic marketplace is organised, including moving thousands of sheep astir the merchantability successful their precise ain taxis. 

Away from Kelso, Charlotte goes to find retired astir the authoritative vets who support cardinal parts of our nutrient proviso concatenation running.