Nancy Carroll

Nervous teacher Connie Bishop is annoying the neighbours with her constant cries that there is an intruder in her house until Jim Hanley is murdered in her garden.

Joining Alan at Manor Farm are Nancy Carroll, Patti Boulaye, and Rory Stewart - we've the latest instalment of our chicken coup capers with carpenter Rob Bent, meet birds of prey soaring to new heights, and go behind the scenes at the prestigious National Dressage Championships while it's the ones to watch in 2026 in the Best of British feature.

Alan rounds off the show's fifth series with a star-studded garden party where he speaks to journalist Dan Walker, actress Nancy Carroll and legendary performer Anne Reid, and Lesley Joseph also stops by to frolic with geese.

Joining Alan is Father Brown actress Nancy Carroll aka Lady Felicia, and actor Robert Daws reveals all on his latest crime series. Princess Olga Romanoff lifts the lid on her royal connections, and the competition heats up as the Shetland Pony Grand National comes to Manor Farm.