It's August 2019, and John's son Davy is one of the mine supervisors leading a team of local lads new to mining. Training here means the miners could get jobs abroad that pay almost three times the average for the area. However, working 12-hour shifts underground can be challenging; it is noisy, dusty and damp, with a potential for unexpected rock fall and hazardous fumes.
The delays in building the processing plant for the gold mine continue, with unrelenting rain making the ground too dangerous for the contractors to operate their heavy machinery, while excess peat keeps being discovered.
Documentary following the fortunes of a band of gold miners. This episode sees the pandemic hitting the UK, causing all mining to stop and local businesses to take a huge hit.
