The Grundys’ Eviction from Grange Farm

Three weeks of themed programmes from the last two decades reliving key moments from the characters’ lives and the events that make Ambridge unforgettable. This episode forms part of the second week when we take a look at five different events that affect the characters’ relationship to their homes and the land, in ‘There’s No Place Like Home’.

The day of the Grundys’ eviction from Grange Farm has arrived.

The Grundys were tenant farmers at Grange farm but their landlords, Borchester Land, wanted them out and when they were no longer able to pay their rent BL took the opportunity to evict them. All the Grundys, except Will, had to move to a small council flat which hit the family very hard. Then Editor Vanessa Whitburn commented at the time about the storyline: "It's only realistic for a drama set in the countryside to reflect what's going on there properly. Even six months ago it was obvious that farming was going through its worst crisis since the 30s. And the most vulnerable, apart from hill farmers, are small-scale tenant farmers like the Grundys. This is what can happen to people like them."

This programme was originally broadcast on 26th April 2000.