Derek vs Derek

By James DAWSON

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Documentary - Completed 2026

Two neighbouring farmers called Derek. One’s returning land to nature, the other hates it. As wild animals escape and land is transformed, this film charts their turbulent relationship.

    • Year of production
    • 2026
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 87 mn
    • Director(s)
    • James DAWSON
    • Producer(s)
    • Serena KENNEDY
    • Synopsis
    • On a country road in Devon, intensive dairy farmer Derek Banbury is horrified at the “devastation” of his neighbour’s once productive farm. Dubbed a “maverick rewilder” by the media, Derek Gow is an unrepentant ex-sheep farmer hellbent on turning his land into an oasis for nature.
      Shot over three years the film charts the two Derek’s turbulent relationship, as tempers fray, wild animals run amok, and the land is radically transformed.
      Blunt, funny and heartwarming in equal measure.