Fire and the Phoenix

When the burning pyres of a foot and mouth epidemic hit the West Devon farm of Moorview Barton, home to the Dawson family for 150 years, there follow some traumatic times; first for Jack and Sarah, then their son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Moira.
They meet difficulties running the farm against an austere financial climate, with BSE and foot and mouth having taken their toll on the farming community. Then there is also family tragedy and turmoil, and the continuing problem of inheritance and how to gain complete ownership over the 300 acres.
Just as Mark and Moira begin to feel settled and in control of their destiny, once again the tragedy of foot and mouth returns, due specifically to the selfish exploits of one particular cattle trader.
Against this background, can the Dawson family have the courage and vision to rise, once again, from the literal ashes left from the disaster to the phoenix of success and security?