Fresh from the farm

The Yorkshire Vet's Peter Wright talks about his friendship with co-stars Steve and Jean Green as the popular farming couple return for a second spin-off series

- WORDS: JO BERRY

Britain's oldest farming couple, Steve and Jean Green, revealed the secret to their 45-year marriage while filming the new series of The Yorkshire Vet spin-off At Home With The Greens, and it was enough to make vet Peter Wright blush.

Steve, who is 96, had to spend a week alone after wife Jean, 73, was admitted to hospital for surgery, and when Peter returned Jean to her home at Stoneybrough Farm in Thirsk, it wasn't long before the elderly couple were snuggling together in front of the fire, happy to be reunited.

"They were like two lovestruck teenagers - they had never been apart until Jean had to go into hospital. I thought I had better get out, things seemed to be getting a bit steamy," Peter says with a smile. "They'd never been apart for a single night up until that point and that just typifies their relationship. There's no cross words whatsoever, but there's lots of fun and joy along the way. It sounds corny, but it's true."

Steve and Jean have been fan favourites since the show began in 2015, while Peter has been friends with the couple for more than 50 years.