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Episode 4

It's time for the olive harvest at La Banditaccia. The harvest starts well as the team pull together, but interest wanes as the scale and arduous reality of the task hits home.

It is the start of autumn in Tuscany and time for the olive harvest at La Banditaccia. After the success of the previous grape harvest, two members of the group make it a personal mission to ensure that owner Maurizio's precious olives are picked, pressed and turned into extra virgin olive oil before they reach their peak.

The harvest starts well as the team pull together, but interest soon wanes after the scale and arduous reality of the task hits home. Tensions start to surface when some members of the group decide to pursue their own dreams away from the farm, while others want to focus on hosting more B&B guests at the farm instead.

The challenge of the olive harvest splits the camp, as some people want to pay for workers to help out, while others want the satisfaction of completing it themselves. Meanwhile, a flourishing bromance develops between two members of the group, as friendships are forged, and by the end of the harvest, genuine dreams are realised.

59 minutes

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:03

    Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo Sinfonico)

Credits

Role Contributor
Series Editor Claire Walls
Series Producer Naomi Templeton
Series Producer John Featherstone
Executive Producer David Clews
Producer Samuel Palmer
Director Samuel Palmer
Executive Producer Ana De Moraes
Director Owen Scurfield
On-line editing Ian Goff
Producer Ryan Daly
Director Ryan Daly
Producer Gaetan Morgue
Director Gaetan Morgue
Producer Imogen Willcocks
Director Imogen Willcocks
Narrator Toby Jones
Production Company Twofour Broadcast
Production Manager Catherine Fox-Kirk

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