BRUCE the pig is to make his debut on national children's television.

The three-year-old kune kune pig, from New Zealand, was one of the stars when a film crew arrived at the Big Sheep and Little Cow visitor farm, in Aiskew.

The programme-makers arrived on Monday to film for the second series of the CBBC show Best of Friends.

The series, which has previously been nominated for a Bafta award, gives children the opportunity to take part in activities.

At the farm, they had a chance to wash Bruce and ride quad bikes. The film crew also interviewed staff and visitors.

The programme is expected to be shown early next year.