The Top Gear star is thinking about the future.
Jeremy Clarkson is thinking about an ‘unbelievably ambitious’ show beyond Clarkson’s Farm (Image: Getty)
Jeremy Clarkson is looking to the future. Speaking at the Royal Television Society London Convention on Tuesday (29 September), the presenter revealed that he’s interested in working on a new “unbelievably ambitious” show, post-Clarkson’s Farm. Remaining coy, Jeremy refrained from mentioning any specifics, though he did offer an update on his beloved Prime Video show, which has just completed a three-month-long shoot for its sixth season.
“We wrapped Season 6 of Clarkson’s Farm final yesterday, and Season 7 is kind of [like]: ‘What are we going to do?'” the Top Gear favourite said. Noting that he’s been reflecting on “fewer, bigger, better” ideas lately, Jeremy expanded on his thought process.
“We’re currently thinking about what we do after Clarkson’s Farm, and it’s going to have to be something bigger to stand out to protect us from this onslaught from [social media content] underneath,” he explained.
“It has to be unbelievably ambitious. It’s very difficult to make a television show work unless you’re cooking on the moon or doing something incredible, and that’s where I think television has to get bigger: lose scheduling, and get bigger.”
A record-breaking ratings hit for Prime Video, Clarkson’s Farm has become a huge success, spanning six seasons and, more recently, bagging the Reality Docuseries award at the NTAs.
Documenting Jeremy’s life with long-term partner, Lisa Hogan, as well as their team at Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds, the series offers a window into the everyday challenges faced by British farmers.
A vocal advocate, Jeremy declared in July: “Action is needed now because farmers have reached the point where it is quite simply impossible to make money from growing food.
Jeremy pictured with his partner Lisa Hogan (Image: Getty)
“This year, I have 200 acres on my farm where we grew nothing at all. We knew that if we planted it with wheat or barley, we would definitely make a loss.”
Remarking that he expects things to get “even worse” next year, Jeremy suggested that Dame Angela Eagle, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, was the right person for the job.
“I’ve done some digging, though, and it seems she has never worked on a farm and has never run any kind of business. So putting her in charge of the countryside is like putting Alan Carr in charge of the Army,” Jeremy wrote in his column for The Sun. “Or me in charge of the diplomatic service. And that’s no good.”