Kelvin Fletcher and his family are back on screens for a new series of Fletcher’s Family Farm
Laura Carreno-Müller Showbiz & TV Reporter and Olivia Wheeler Content Editor Screen Time
08:37, 14 Oct 2025
Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz have returned to our screens – though they’re still recovering from a devastating blaze that swept through their estate.
Kelvin, 41, invites cameras back to his farm for a third series, confidently declaring to viewers that he finally feels like a genuine farmer. “This is my version of a happy life, we’ve found our purpose now,” he reveals to The Mirror.
Accompanying Kelvin in the fourth year of Fletcher’s Family Farm is his wife Liz and their four children – Marnie, Milo and twins Mateusz and Maximus. “I’d even go as far to say the kids are farmers,” Liz declares.
The family’s Peak District farm – situated in Cheshire – is more hectic than ever. Lambing season is at its peak, with even the twins mucking in to help.
“It’s our fourth year lambing,” Kelvin explains. “We’re well and truly in our groove. The lambs are flying out at the moment which is great. We’re not having to get involved at all. It’s exactly what you want.”, reports the Mirror.
However, there’s more than just lambs joining the family this season. For the first time, the Fletchers have introduced a breeding bull to expand their herd – capitalising on the triumph of their prize cow, Cherry, who claimed Supreme Champion at the Royal Cheshire Show.
Kelvin Fletcher and his family are back on screens for a new series of Fletcher’s Family Farm (Image: Publicity Picture)
“We’ve never had a male come on the farm to serve before. I’m excited,” admits Kelvin, adding: “The cows were way more excited than him.”
The bull’s arrival carries deeper significance for Kelvin. He chose to christen him Crowther as a tribute to his departed best mate, Steven Crowther.
“He’s named after my best mate who sadly passed away,” Kelvin reveals. “Every time I look at Crowther, I think of my mate. Some of my best memories were with him by my side. If Crowther was going to be an animal, he’d be a bull.”
Kelvin also shared this heartfelt gesture with his late pal’s mum and dad. “I took a picture and sent it to his mum and dad. They were delighted,” Kelvin reveals.
Yet amongst the joy came a crushing blow. Whilst on a rare family getaway, their farmhouse went up in flames. “We took the whole family away and a few days in, we got a call saying the house was on fire,” Liz recalls.
Liz Fletcher is married to Emmerdale legend Kelvin Fletcher(Image: Instagram )
“Our first reaction was ‘thank god we weren’t here.'” The blaze ripped through the roof of their cherished home they’d spent years lovingly renovating. Making things even worse – the widespread smoke damage has left the property uninhabitable for the family.
“It was the stuff of nightmares,” Kelvin explains, “Our neighbour called us. She was in a panic and the fire was roaring.”
Yet they were powerless to act. “The fire brigade was called. It was surreal. We were in another country, there was nothing we could do,” Kelvin recalls.
Nevertheless, the Fletchers remain upbeat as they survey the burnt remnants of their possessions at Fletchers’ Family Farm.
“We just have to clean up and tidy up,” Kelvin remarks with a grin. “One thing I love is a rebound,” Liz quips, “My ironing board’s gone. Luckily, I never did any ironing.”
The Fletchers aren’t solely concentrating on livestock this year. Kelvin has his sights set on reviving the farm’s heritage as a diversified operation.
Kelvin Fletcher and his wife, Liz(Image: ITV)
“This farm was, once upon a time, a mixed farm,” Kelvin explains, “It did livestock but it grew crops as well from barley, oats, potatoes. However, for the last 20 years, it’s been pure livestock.”
Currently, the family are embarking on a fresh challenge – cultivating their own oats. “We’re going to grow some oats and hopefully, in six, nine months from now we’ll be sitting at our breakfast table eating our own oats,” Kelvin reveals.
The scheme begins with Kelvin tilling his inaugural oat field using over four tonnes of specialist machinery.
However, Liz remained sceptical. “This is definitely Kelvin’s idea and I said I didn’t think it was possible,” Liz admits. “We have a lot of things against us. But he was determined we were going to make oats. It’s such a different venture to us.”
Their eldest daughter Marnie, now eight, is also finding her farming feet. Enthusiastic about animals, she’s rearing her own flock of Jacob lambs and mastering the basics of shepherding from her father.
Fletchers’ Family Farm returns to ITV on Sunday, October 19.
