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Countryfile came to a sudden halt as one guest was forced to abandon his interview with Adam Henson. Sunday (May 10) night's instalment of the BBC show followed Adam and Charlotte Smith on their visit to Oswestry Livestock Market, one of the region's largest weekly cattle and sheep markets.

Watching over the livestock is auctioneer Jon Bevan, who spoke to Adam about what goes on behind the scenes. At one point, Adam asked Jon how much the stock passing through the market was worth. "The value of stock has risen quiet dramatically over the past couple of years and on big sales it can be into millions," Jon admitted.

As Adam went to respond, his attention quickly turned to what was happening just in front of him.

"Oh, you've just lost some sheep," he told Jon.

The camera then panned to two sheep escaping from their pen, prompting Jon to call for help from his co-workers as he sprinted after them, abruptly cutting the interview short.

As the show ground to a halt, Adam decided to help Jon round up the sheep, jumping over the railing and running off into the distance.

"With some quick reactions and teamwork, these escapees are back in the shake of a lamb's tail," he said.

"It was going to happen," Jon laughed. "I was kind of hoping it would be a little bit later."

During another part of the interview, Jon opened up about the logistics behind the operation, telling Adam: "I think a lot of people don't necessarily see what goes on behind the scenes, both in terms of paperwork but also the health and safety, hygiene, etc.

Adam then asked: "And with regards to the rules and regulations about moving the sheep, what do they have to do?"

Jon explained: "Each farmer will fill in a licence which will tell us how many they're bringing in. It will also give us their flock numbers. We then book them in, they're weighed. We then pen them into suitable-sized lots."

Adam acknowledged that Jon's job is made slightly easier by the fact that every sheep has an electronic chip in its ear.

Jon agreed, explaining that each sheep is fitted with a tag that is logged onto a software system, allowing the company to keep a record and pass the information on to buyers afterwards.