Clarkson struggled with bad weather, disobedient animals and planning permission headaches while running the farm
Clarkson's Farm marks a significant change in direction for the presenter, who is usually known for fronting motoring programmes and ITV's recent reboot of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. "I genuinely thought you put seeds in the ground, weather happens and then food grows. So I thought 'that's not difficult', but it's phenomenally difficult and the heartache is extraordinary, plus it's phenomenally badly paid. So I thought, if I get someone to film me doing it, that will offset some of the losses.
The new series is Clarkson's first solo TV venture for Amazon Prime Video, which he joined after getting sacked from Top Gear in 2015. When he, Richard Hammond and James May signed with the streaming service later that year, each was given a deal for a solo TV format in addition to their contracted Grand Tour episodes.
"Weather, weather, weather, weather, Brexit, weather, Covid, weather, weather and sheep, I would say were the 10 big problems that we had," he says. "There were five separate weather records set in a 12-month period. Every farmer around here said to me 'you couldn't have chosen a worse year to start farming'. You couldn't even put seeds in the ground, because it didn't stop raining for nine weeks. So it was just ridiculous.
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Who’s he?
Wondering if he went right through the slaughter house, or just to the gates.....meatismurder GoVegan
Did he punch the disobedient sheep?
What Amazon wants, Amazon gets. Whole foods, dismembered egos. £20.20 only.