What makes the perfect village? Nestled across Britain are thousands of picture-perfect villages, full of quaint cottages and quirky characters who uphold centuries-old traditions of rural British life.

In this joyous competition series, Dame Penelope Keith and fellow judges visit the most quintessentially British villages, to crown one Village of the Year.

From the village that hosts the most spectacular custard pie throwing championships, to surfing communities in mid-Wales; the village hosting scarecrow championships and World War II festivals, to villagers who carry beer barrels across mountains and down dales, Village of the Year captures all that is great about our rural communities.