A heartwarming story of friendship and survival set against the unusual backdrop of the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak. Adapted for the screen from Bea Roberts' multi-award-winning stage play, “And Then Come the Nightjars” tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet who is assigned to cull his precious herd. If we are what we eat with our eyes as well as our mouth, then this charming tale is a gourmet feast.