One Devon farmer, called Derek, is committed to rewilding his land. His neighbour, also a Derek, tends cattle and crops. What happened when a film-maker decided to follow the bickering pair?<\/p>\n
Derek Gow and Derek Banbury should hate each other. Gow is an outspoken rewilder widely credited with bringing back the beaver in England. As he returns his Devon sheep farm to wild nature, he\u00a0is\u00a0also breeding storks, wildcats, red-backed shrikes, glowworms and\u00a0even adders to return to the countryside. Over the hedge, Banbury,\u00a0his neighbour, is proud to be\u00a0an intensive farmer, producing milk\u00a0and beef cattle behind tightly clipped hedges.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like he\u2019s just gone mad,\u201d says\u00a0Banbury of Gow at the start of\u00a0Derek vs Derek<\/a>, an illuminating and\u00a0unexpectedly funny new documentary that follows the pair over three years. \u201cAnd the madness is now crossing the road on to my land.\u201d<\/p>\n
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