After months sworn to secrecy, Livingston's Almond Valley Heritage Centre is at last able reveal to its visitors, the true identity of two television personalities who have taken up residence on the farm.

For the last six weeks Monty Halls' Hebridean Escape, shown on BBC2 on Wednesday evenings, has followed the adventures of the former Royal Marine as a wildlife ranger on North Uist. Monty shared his beach-side croft with his dog, Reuben, a number of turkeys, and two mischievous old spot piglets named Streaky and Smokey. Until the very end of series the intention was that the pigs would star in the final episode as sausages and roast pork in a farewell barbecue. The endearing rare-breed piglets appeared in every episode, and as they grew up on camera, each developing their own character. By the end of the series, the normally practical Monty Halls had grown so close to the porky pair that he couldn't face the thought of them meeting a grisly end.

Last-minute arrangements were made to find a new home for pigs, and Almond Valley's farm manager, Carol Burke, was hurried flown to Benbecula to meet Monty and his pigs, and appeared in the final episode of the series.

Streaky and Smokey arrived at Almond Valley on a dark January evening, however all were sworn to secrecy about the pigs' true identities for fear of spoiling the plot line for the series. Only now that the last programme of the series has been aired can the superstar status of some of farm's favourite residents be revealed. Both have put on considerable weight since their days on television, but remain exceptionally friendly and happy to perform for the camera. “They're like a couple of old divas” said Farm Manager Carol Burke “who like nothing better than having a good rub down with a scrubbing brush.”