Clarksons Farm - Amazon

[aimzalicious]

Just finished the last two episodes - they were pretty brutal, I see why Jeremy put out a warning on his IG about them.

Absolutely adore Hannah, her enthusiasm for birds is wonderful to watch! I'm a bit of a twitcher, but her knowledge is another level. The drawings of each member of the farm as a bird was lovely.

I cried when the calf was put down. Poor thing. I think Jeremy is justified in his anger with the TB. Using calipers seems so old fashioned and Poppy the cow didn't bloody have TB anyway!! Maybe this will be another passion project like the pig ring he invented to stop mum pigs lying on the baby pigs? Not saying JC will invent a cure for bovine TB but someone of his influence could help raise awareness and hopefully change things.

 

[Happy Lady]

I've now finished watching the whole eight episodes and have nothing but admiration for JC now, and all the people who have stayed with him and supported him throughout so many difficulties.

I think the local people and council who have tried to prevent him moving on with his life are jealous busy bodies who are hypocritical idiots, trying to justify their own self importance. I read yesterday that there is a group who are taking the council to task, and I say good for them.

 

[coconochanel]

Love Cheerful Charlie and like others have said Lisa is great, she isn't afraid to help out.

 

[kev1974]

On his insta today

 

[dressinggownofdoom]

I noticed no mention was made of the canvas roof on the outside decking area being replaced with the giant umbrellas he was advised to splash out on in the first place. They couldn't help showing this had been done though by those inevitable shots they had to include of people dining out under them on opening day.

It's been reported that Clarkson is worth about 50 million quid, so I could only think that his constant bulking at the price of things on these large scale projects is purely for theatre. With that kind of backing these costs would be peanuts.

He didn’t replace the sail with the £40,000 jumberellas. He put in normal parasols.

 

[terfette]

Binge watched this over the weekend, and I am looking forward to season 4.

Tried to get my mum and her Mrs on board, but they can't stand Jeremy, got left on read when I tried to appeal to their animal loving side by telling them how he has been in tears several times over the animals.

The two things I'm most impressed by, like many people who have either witnessed or have first hand experience of farming, are the real life every day issues experienced by farmers. Obviously, as with any reality tv show, there will be some dialogue/edits purely for TV, but the vast majority of every single episode is exactly what every single farmer in the country is dealing with every day 365 days a year.

The other thing I'm impressed with is the fact he doesn't shy away from the ultimate fate of livestock. Yes, it can make for difficult watching, but I do believe it's important that any kind of farmer is up front about the lives their animals live - and that includes the end of that life.

Also have to praise Kaleb. What a smart dedicated young man he is, and on Jeremy's part, many men his age would find it difficult being told how its done by someone so young. I love that he makes it obvious he knows kaleb is the knowledgeable one there..

Bring on season 4.

 

[IndominusRex]

Charlie deserves a medal honestly

 

[Prince fan 1999]

He's sweet but he reminds me of Wallace(Wallace and Gromit")

 

[BearOnChair]

People driving hundreds miles, wtf.

To support a millionaires pub rather than the local small business county pub ffs

 

[SharkAttack]

Why 'should' there be a message on the show telling viewers what to do? It's not public service broadcasting fgs

I come from a very rural area that is not the well-heeled south where Jeremy is and farmers in my neck of the woods have nothing but praise for him, for raising awareness of their way of life and the problems they face now.

I work in central London with lots of people who have never even been on a farm, and they talk about farming issues having never previously known of them.

 

[IndominusRex]

Finally finished series 4! Really enjoyed, even though it was an extra stressful season. A few thoughts:

Loved Harriet, what a breathe of fresh air. I hope she pops back next series. Agreed with everyone about Kaleb's attitude this series being a little off-putting.

I want to add to the love for Cheerful Charlie! What a bloke

I thought it was weird that everyone working on the pub knew about the bank holiday deadline but no one checked their own calendars and realised they were going to have to open a week early?!

Does anyone else worry about Jeremy's health?? He's smoked all his life, he's 65 years old, not in great shape (sorry Jezza) and he's putting himself through a lot of stress and physical labour. I was worried he'd keel over and have a heart attack when he got super angry about the cattle gate thingies being left out by Kaleb. He can't even lie down to try and fix his tractor without his neck getting fucked!

Loved the fate of Richard Ham - what an adorable little pig (nice to see the real life Richard as well, that chrome tractor was a beauty)

Jeremy nearly had a heart attack not long after filming. He now has a stent and a slightly healthier lifestyle.

 

[petitspois]

Remember a while back when Lorraine Kelly went to court to claim she didn't need to pay more tax as she played a character on TV? well, Clarkson is one person where I would say this was true. He is, of course, that man but is a canny and shrewd operator and knows his audience very well. One thing I like about him is he seems to know his weaknesses and doesn't try to hide them. He also knows he needs Andy Wilman.

Clarkson's Farm to me is a lesson in how to make a show about something. It's about a farm and is a few seasons in so, in effect we've seen it all before but it manages to get the storytelling and pace right and focus on the right characters to pull the audience along.

It's a shame he had the bust up at the BBC in a way as it's perfect public service broadcasting. As many others have already said, it's taught me far more about farming than school or Countryfile ever has.

 

[Mammalou]

Seen the announcement JC made online, he's in remission and they have started filming season 6

 

[yellowmellow]

Wow I really disliked Kaleb this season so far. The tour looks absolutely dire then combine that with his terrible attitude when he came back. Not sure if that was real or if he was doing some terrible acting under the instructions of producers but either way, all it did was make him look bad. Would have been so much better if he had come back and had a laugh and a joke about "the new kaleb" instead of a strop. What did he want Clarkson to do? Struggle on his own for however long he was away for

 

[BugglyWuggly]

Hannah and her knowledge of birds. She's incredible.

Hopefully Jeremy will make a full recovery. It's wonderful that no one said anything about his diagnosis and he's been able to receive treatment in privacy.

 

[FenellaTheWitch]

I've just watched the first two episodes. Absolutely love this show. I also want pigs. Love pigs.

I bet Cheerful Charlie never envisaged being a world wide star when he was doing all his farming qualifications ... he probably never thought he'd be known as Cheerful Charlie either.

I absolutely adore Lisa. There is nothing precious about her at all. More than willing ( and more capable) to get stuck in.

 

[MyLittlePony25]

Jeremy has done a lot to raise awareness of issues in farming and educate people on where their food comes from. He can’t help that people then expect to see Hawkstone everywhere but as cowtastrophe said, they can put up signs or suggest customers try something similar.

 

[Shesaidwhat?]

I’m so glad it’s back it’s hilarious. Gerald is my favourite. I love Kaleb though “my son is foreign he was born in Oxford” .

 

[cowtastrophe]

I‘m a bit baffled by Kaleb’s tour. It looked really shit - how did so many people pay to watch it?

 

[Prince fan 1999]

Series 4 out June 10th next year