SOME of the Cotswolds’ fattest residents will be trotting onto screens later this year after the crew used local prize-winning show pigs for an episode of Downton Abbey.

The Oxford sandy and black pigs from Butts Farm Rare Breeds, South Cerney, will be paraded by Lady Mary – played by Michelle Dockery – as she tries to win a breeding competition.

Lady Mary has taken an interest in pigs, despite the reservations of her family that it is no hobby for a woman, and there will be an exciting plot twist.

The pigs were picked for the show, which was filmed in Lacock, near Chippenham, for their size.

Owner of Butts Farm Judy Hancox said: “They contacted me out of the blue and said would you be interested? They wanted nice big show pigs to present.

“I explained to Lady Mary how proud she would be and she got it immediately.”

Judy, 56, also gave the crew some of her grandfather’s old farming equipment and even appeared as an extra in the background.

Downton Abbey’s sixth and final series will air in November.

You can meet the celebrity pigs at Butts Farm Rare Breeds on any day but Monday through the entire summer.