ICE cream producers from Salwarpe have appeared on national television showcasing their goods.

BBC cameras filmed father and daughter Michael Davies and Gillian Kerton from the village near Droitwich during their first visit to a Worcestershire farmers' market.

They featured on The Little Farmer show, which was screened on BBC1 at 11am yesterday (Tuesday) and showed them taking their ice cream to Broadway farmers' market in October.

"We didn't think it was an appropriate outlet, because people usually buy cones of ice cream in the afternoon and the market ends at midday," said Michael.

"But we sold about £120 worth of ice cream that morning, even though it was October and not the best of days."

The pair, who hit the headlines at Christmas with a seasonal Stilton flavoured ice cream, began production last June.

After spotting a niche market in luxury ice cream, they obtained a diversification grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and now devote two per cent of their milk to making ice cream.

The family now sell up to 14 different varieties of the Churchfields Farmhouse brand to restaurants, farm shops and delicatessens.

"Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla are the staples, but the favourite flavour of the moment is orange and Grand Marnier," said Michael.

The 62-year-old runs the dairy and farm with his wife, Felicity.

Gillian, the eldest of their three daughters, has a degree in agriculture from Reading University and represents the fourth generation of the family to farm at Churchfields.