Television Clarkson's Farm

[Mr Pigeon]

They’re filming season 3 as we speak and I already see spoilers reported as news.
I know people love Clarkson but here are legitimate concerns in and around that area due to the farm. Traffic on those narrow roads must be a nightmare alone. Places like that simply aren’t built for it

Spoiler

and the council response to them building a car park was to reject it, they put no parking cones on either side of the narrow road for 2km, and even rejected their requested to build a farm road on the farm.

I'm sure there are genuine reasons to worry about traffic on those roads but it seems more like an excuse from a council that are trying to out-wanker the King of Wankers, and win a fight again him. The problem is that it won't even bother him for long as he'll move on to something else to do. Meanwhile local farmers are losing their livelihoods and the restaurant was something they were over the moon to be involved with.

The other side of the argument to my spoiled response is that the show might well be showing everything from Clarkson's perspective only.

 

[cyberman]

Spoiler

and the council response to them building a car park was to reject it, they put no parking cones on either side of the narrow road for 2km, and even rejected their requested to build a farm road on the farm.

I'm sure there are genuine reasons to worry about traffic on those roads but it seems more like an excuse from a council that are trying to out-wanker the King of Wankers, and win a fight again him. The problem is that it won't even bother him for long as he'll move on to something else to do. Meanwhile local farmers are losing their livelihoods and the restaurant was something they were over the moon to be involved with.

The other side of the argument to my spoiled response is that the show might well be showing everything from Clarkson's perspective only.

That’s kind of what I’m saying. It’s hard to give Clarkson the benefit of the doubt when the lambing shed did change from what it was intended to be in under 12 months.
They could allow this and that but in two years it just might be a forgotten eye sore from a mid 60s man filming a tv show.
I’m a farmer and I understand the struggles but he simply seems to be a tillage farmer since that’s the only consistent farming he does so it’s hard to pretend he’s branched into other areas when they don’t last long.
Not saying the council is correct or anything but it does smell of creating props for a tv show.

 

[SirAF]

«You can eat cock»

 

[Dan]

 

[esmufc07]

New season is good so far.

 

[SirAF]

Watched the first episode of S3 yesterday, it's absolutely gold!

Charlie's reaction to all of Clarkson's harebrained ideas is epic as well

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I think I’m going to watch this. Looking forward to furious back and forth on here with people who think Clarkson eats babies (I’ve always thought he was a tool but expect it’s going to be impossible to watch this and not warm to him)

 

[11101]

First four episodes are very good. 3 seasons in and little sign of it slipping. He does such a good job of highlighting the issues farmers, and builders to a lesser extent, face.

 

[Wibble]

I've never seen an episode but the ads for the new season really don't make me want to watch it.

 

[esmufc07]

Episode 4 was sad

 

[Matt Varnish]

Spoiler

and the council response to them building a car park was to reject it, they put no parking cones on either side of the narrow road for 2km, and even rejected their requested to build a farm road on the farm.

I'm sure there are genuine reasons to worry about traffic on those roads but it seems more like an excuse from a council that are trying to out-wanker the King of Wankers, and win a fight again him. The problem is that it won't even bother him for long as he'll move on to something else to do. Meanwhile local farmers are losing their livelihoods and the restaurant was something they were over the moon to be involved with.

The other side of the argument to my spoiled response is that the show might well be showing everything from Clarkson's perspective only.

Have you followed it from series one?
In series one Clarkson highlights that the government are trying to get farmers to diversify, to find other sources of income.
Despite this, West Ox district council have done everything they can to stop him doing just that, I'm sure there are other farmers in other districts having the same problem.
West Ox DC are being unreasonable, if it were any other farm, then yes maybe a car park only big enough for ten cars would be OK, with Clarkson it's different, people go there in the hope that he, Lisa or Kaleb will be standing around signing autographs and chatting to people.
I've been to the shop a couple of times, (Once when it opened, and then to take a friend), all of the produce is very overpriced, yet people buy it.
On the farming side, he is showcasing the problems farmers are having, the costs involved and the amount of work that goes into putting our food on the table.
As others have said the guy is marmite, watching this may not change your mind about him, but it may educate you a little about the plight of farmers in this country.

 

[Matt Varnish]

Episode 4 was sad

It's farming sh1t happens

 

[stefan92]

It's farming sh1t happens

One of very few shows about farming that shows that. It's not fun, but it's honest, which is why I really appreciate this series.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

Have you followed it from series one?
In series one Clarkson highlights that the government are trying to get farmers to diversify, to find other sources of income.
Despite this, West Ox district council have done everything they can to stop him doing just that, I'm sure there are other farmers in other districts having the same problem.
West Ox DC are being unreasonable, if it were any other farm, then yes maybe a car park only big enough for ten cars would be OK, with Clarkson it's different, people go there in the hope that he, Lisa or Kaleb will be standing around signing autographs and chatting to people.
I've been to the shop a couple of times, (Once when it opened, and then to take a friend), all of the produce is very overpriced, yet people buy it.
On the farming side, he is showcasing the problems farmers are having, the costs involved and the amount of work that goes into putting our food on the table.
As others have said the guy is marmite, watching this may not change your mind about him, but it may educate you a little about the plight of farmers in this country.

Yeah, I've been watching it from the start. Despite my socialist "we should all get along, no matter how we're born, except if you're born Tory" outlook on life, I still have a soft spot for Jezza.

He's never been one for soothing the public mindset towards him, so if he looks like he cares in the show then I'm inclined to believe that it's honest and not a PR stunt. If he says on the show that he wants to do this to help fellow farmers then I believe him, because ultimately he could give the whole thing up if he wanted and make millions - to go alongside his already vast wealth - doing some more TV work.

I agree with you about the council being unreasonable. I've worked with a few councillors before (well, I've ended up telling them how to do their fecking jobs, but that's another story), and for the most part they're power hungry wankers.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

I've never seen an episode but the ads for the new season really don't make me want to watch it.

It's genuinely brilliant. Clarkson has is occasional moment where he's a dramatic twat, but it also has it's moment where his ability as a journalist shines through.

In other words; it's entertaining but also insightful. He's grown to love farming and it shows.