Series four of Fletcher’s Family Farm ends on Sunday with a very special episode
09:42, 10 Apr 2026Updated 09:43, 10 Apr 2026
Kelvin Fletcher shared the “bittersweet” farm news(Image: BBC)
Kelvin Fletcher ended the series with some “bittersweet” news.
During the final episode of series four of Fletcher’s Family Farm, which airs on Sunday, Kelvin and Liz Fletcher reflected on the past year on their Cheshire Farm – and the highs and lows they have faced.
Kelvin said that winter on the farm “has been a season of mixed fortune.” He shared in the voiceover, “We hit a great milestone with the first of our cattle being sent to produce organic meat.
“But any joy was overshadowed by the sudden and unexpected passing of Cherry due to pneumonia.”
He later said, “We’re learning to deal with the highs and lows of farming life, and today could be the start of the next chapter for our herd, as vet Hugo has arrived to give Ruby a pregnancy test.”
Kelvin shared his hopes of having Fletcher’s porridge oats one day(Image: ITV)
It was a big moment for the former soap star, as earlier in the series, he discovered that Ruby had miscarried. Kelvin went on, “So Crowther had three chances to get Ruby in calf before we separated them. As for Ruby, although she miscarried once, she’s produced a couple of cracking Lincoln reds – our award-winning bull calf, Ray, followed by our first-ever Elizabeth, who was born late summer.
“So, yeah, I mean, that miscarriage kind of puts you back. You lose two or three months, and suddenly you’re at the back end of summer, then, and it has a knock-on effect. “
When it came to the pregnancy scan, Kelvin was overjoyed to hear that Ruby was 11 weeks pregnant.
Kelvin Fletcher on Fletcher’s Family Farm(Image: ITV)
Kelvin was thrilled by the news, but admitted it was “bittersweet” following Cherry’s death.
He beamed, “Brilliant, Ruby. It’s good to get an idea of how her recovery is. She had a second calf in September, and three months later, she’s back in calf, so that’s a good sign.
“Crowther was obviously again doing a job, which is good. It’s bittersweet to be honest. You know, it is really good, but bittersweet. Obviously, we lost Cherry, so there should have been two cows.
“I’d like to think Cherry would have been two months ahead, and there would be two cows, instead of just one. But we just need to get another cow, don’t we? We need to replace the cherry.
So I’m already on the lookout for some more cows and more cows who are already in calf.”
Fletcher’s Family Farm is available to watch on ITVX.