Black Sheep Brewery Theakston left in 1988, and after a hiatus of more than a year purchased the North Yorkshire Malt Roasting Company, originally part of the former Lightfoot's brewery site, from an animal feed company, in order to start a new brewery in Masham. Theakston wanted to use the Lightfoot name to bring back an old brewing tradition, but Scottish and Newcastle had already trademarked the name. The association of Masham with sheep led Theakston to come up with the name "Sheep Brewery" which rapidly became "Black Sheep" at his wife's suggestion. The first and original Black Sheep Best Bitter was sold
Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie is an upcoming 2019 British stop-motion animated sci-fi comedy film. It is a sequel to 2015's "Shaun the Sheep Movie", both based on the "Shaun the Sheep" television series, which in turn is a spin off of the "Wallace and Gromit" film of 1995, "A Close Shave". The story will focus on Shaun and the flock, as they encounter a cute alien with extraordinary powers, who crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm and would soon have to find a way to return her home in order to prevent an