Monty and his dog Reuben move into a run-down cattle shed overlooking an isolated beach.
Monty's chores are complicated by the hottest and driest West Coast spring for many years.
Monty goes in search of basking sharks, and his girlfriend Antje comes to visit.
Monty takes part in the local Highland Games, and has to shoot and butcher a sheep.
Monty sets himself the task of only eating what he has caught, shot or grown himself.
