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The Mart

Season 2 2017

  • 2017-01-09T19:30:00Z on BBC One
  • 30m
  • 3h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Farming is a risky business, and when it's time to make money, the stakes are high. It's up to the auctioneers at Thainstone Mart to get the best prices they can for farmers across Scotland

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-01-09T19:30:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2017-01-09T19:30:00Z30m

Head sheep auctioneer Colin Slessor finds a new home for a bargain-priced orphan lamb. Charles and Alison Webster need auctioneer John Angus to sell their heifers and calves for enough money to pay their bills.

2017-01-16T19:30:00Z

2x02 Episode 2

2x02 Episode 2

  • 2017-01-16T19:30:00Z30m

Two young famers go head to head when they step into the ring at the rare breed sale. Rookie auctioneer Scott faces his biggest challenge yet - selling hatching eggs, and cattle buyer Jim Watson bids big bucks on some beautiful bovines. Not to mention the chaos caused by the runaway goat in the carpark!

2017-01-23T19:30:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

2x03 Episode 3

  • 2017-01-23T19:30:00Z30m

Turkey farmer Craig Michie pulls out all the stops to promote his poultry at the Taste of Grampian event. Sheep auctioneer Colin Slessor has his hands full at a record-breaking sausage-making competition, and cattle farmer Alan Gibb takes some very delicate pregnant heifers to market.

2017-01-30T19:30:00Z

2x04 Episode 4

2x04 Episode 4

  • 2017-01-30T19:30:00Z30m

The Mart -
Series 2: Episode 4
Rookie auctioneer Scott battles nerves to sell sheep for the very first time. Catering supervisor Linda causes controversy when she tries to spice up breakfast. And in Caithness, it could be the end of the line for a traditional sheep breed when two farming brothers take their lambs to market.

2017-02-06T19:30:00Z

2x05 Episode 5

2x05 Episode 5

  • 2017-02-06T19:30:00Z30m

Rival bidders Graham Donald and Gary Fraser are both smitten by the same classic tow truck at the machinery sale. In Caithness, island farmer Willie Simpson makes a perilous boat journey to bring his sheep to market. And father-and-son cattle farmers John and Euan Gordon deliver a new calf just before a big sale.

2017-02-13T19:30:00Z

2x06 Episode 6

2x06 Episode 6

  • 2017-02-13T19:30:00Z30m

Young farmer Laura Green takes a pedigree bull to one of the biggest shows of the year at Thainstone. Former auctioneer turned farmer Finlay McIntyre returns to the mart to sell his lambs. And Alan Hutcheon and Colin Slessor compete to see who can make the biggest sale of a famous comic character at a charity auction in Dundee.

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