Amanda Owen has spoken of her pride at watching her children grow up on television as she reflected on just how much her family has changed since their journey began.
The Yorkshire Shepherdess spoke exclusively to The Northern Echo as she attended a special celebration of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids in Northallerton.
Our Farm Next Door: A behind the scenes celebration at Everyman Cinema in Northallerton (Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
Amanda, former husband Clive and their nine children originally became household names through Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm, which followed their unconventional family life at remote Ravenseat in Swaledale.
Their television story has since continued with Our Farm Next Door, following everyday life at Ravenseat alongside the family's ambitious restoration of centuries-old Anty John's.
Our Farm Next Door: A behind the scenes celebration at Everyman Cinema in Northallerton (Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
Watching footage from the programme on the cinema screen at Everyman Northallerton prompted Amanda to reflect on how much has changed during those years.
Speaking to The Northern Echo, she said: "Seeing them on the big screen, it's a reminder of how far we've come since the start of this programme and how far there is yet to go.
Our Farm Next Door: A behind the scenes celebration at Everyman Cinema in Northallerton (Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
"Seeing my children grow up is brilliant, seeing the wrinkles on my face.
"I'm proud of what we're achieving and doing, and it's wonderful to see all of the people that have come out tonight to see an insight into the programme."
Our Farm Next Door: A behind the scenes celebration at Everyman Cinema in Northallerton (Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
The event on Wednesday, September 30, brought Amanda together with members of the team behind Our Farm Next Door ahead of its fourth series.
During the evening, Amanda repeatedly spoke about the importance of keeping the programme authentic, insisting the family's lives are not scripted or recreated for television.
Speaking separately to The Northern Echo, she said the reaction from viewers showed that authenticity was being recognised.
She said: "That warmth from people is what comes through; it's genuine.
"There's so much coming at us from various media sources, and it's easier to feel like you're shrinking away from reality; this is it. This is where it's at.
Our Farm Next Door: A behind the scenes celebration at Everyman Cinema in Northallerton (Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
"I hope that people can take something positive from the show and raise a smile from it all."
The fourth series will provide another opportunity to see just how much the Owen children have changed.
Several of those viewers first knew as youngsters on Our Yorkshire Farm are now forging their own paths.
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Edith is preparing for exams while running Ravenseat's revived cream tea operation, Sid faces his tractor test and youngest daughter Nancy continues to dream of becoming both a ballerina and a farmer.
Older siblings have also moved into university, farming and businesses of their own.
At the same time, Anty John's is changing alongside them.
The restoration is entering its third year, with painting, flooring and furnishing now taking place inside the farmhouse and the family preparing for their first sleepover there.
For Amanda, however, seeing those years condensed onto a cinema screen provided a reminder of both the progress already made and what still lies ahead.
"It's a reminder of how far we've come," she said, "and how far there is yet to go."