FIVE of Wentworth Woodhouse’s staff and volunteers - two of whom live locally - are set to star is a BBC One series next month.

Nottingham-based Robin Hood Media decided to donate £2,000 to the stately home’s Big House Heroes fundraising campaign after spending six months on-site producing a documentary for the series, Our Lives.

The 30-minute episode airs on September 10 and is already available on iPlayer.

It explores how the Preservation Trust, which took on the huge Grade I-listed site in 2017, is restoring its former glory and transforming it into a major community asset and tourist attraction.

The episode tells the story of former miner and Swinton ‘star’ Brian Ware, Hoyland’s Helen Kelly, gardening apprentice Liam Coleman and husband and wife pair David and Rosemary Johnson.

Rob Pittam, who helped produce the documentary, said: “Our Lives celebrates ordinary people around the UK doing extraordinary things for their communities.

“I’d read Black Diamonds, Catherine Bailey’s best-selling book about Wentworth Woodhouse’s fortunes, and knew it was the perfect place to feature.

“My dad was a miner and I was brought up in Ollerton, a pit village in Nottinghamshire, so I understand the strong pride mining people have for where they live.

“We fell in love with the place and are now fully behind what the Trust is doing for Wentworth Woodhouse.

“Having got to know many of its unsung super heroes, we thought it only fitting to step up and support the Big House Heroes Campaign with a donation.

“We hope to make further donations to the house in the future as our company grows.”