Clarkson’s Farm
Discussion
classicaholic said:
Not sure JC planned on being nutted in the balls by the goat either!
Very good series and a good insight into farming and how diverse running a farm can be and some of the economics of it, hopefully next year they will get a bumper harvest to make some decent money.
I suspect it's loosely planned and that's the genius of it. "I know let's buy some goats to clear brambles, we can get a couple of scenes with cute baby goats and then we'll film the weighing where Jeremy will be getting bitten and kicked for the lolz". There is so much going on at a busy farm I doubt they are scratching their heads too much - even Jeremy said they filmed everything so there was always going to be comedy gold amongst the countless hours of footage. I think it's absolutely brilliant myself Very good series and a good insight into farming and how diverse running a farm can be and some of the economics of it, hopefully next year they will get a bumper harvest to make some decent money.
I know some of it is staged, for instance there is zero chance that no one noticed the back of the trailer was open. Jeremy would have had to hold a lever down to do it.
But I don’t think they would have time to stage everything, farming is a very time intensive job as it is.
All the farmers I know love it, it has done so much good to the perception of farmers and farming, staged or not.
But I don’t think they would have time to stage everything, farming is a very time intensive job as it is.
All the farmers I know love it, it has done so much good to the perception of farmers and farming, staged or not.
Got4wheels said:
Of course Clarkson's Farm, it has to be, otherwise the show wouldn't be as popular as it is. It does feel a smidge more obvious this season, Clarkson randomly stumbling into Charlie on the neighbouring farm, I smelt that a mile off, but it worked! Very much like classic TG. Found the second half just as gripping and from a pure farming angle it was very educative like S1. Once again we saw the real Jeremy and moreso now Lisa, especially with the pigs and Gerald's diagnosis and recovery.
Seeing Gerald give thanks to the crew as a last word was a wonderful touch, I noticed he was far more understandable this season too.
Michael
Obviously this was set up but there is a fairly good chance that Charlie and the producers knew about it in advance but that it was a surprise for Clarkson. It is also very likely that Charlie is the land agent for the neighbouring farm as well so they are only massaging the truth rather than completely making things up. Seeing Gerald give thanks to the crew as a last word was a wonderful touch, I noticed he was far more understandable this season too.
Michael
At the end of the day it is quality feel good entertainment and casts a light on the reality of British farming even if it is not fully indicative of how a year on a regular farm would play out.
Next season could include Clarkson's pub
Or a spin off series...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czkvv7rxevgo.a...
Or a spin off series...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czkvv7rxevgo.a...
Siko said:
paulw123 said:
Wonder if Clarksons friendly farming neighbour is Harry Metcalf?
I believe they are chums and neighbours so I guess so!My guess is possibly Lord Bamford of JCB fame. As I believe he is also a neighbour with a lot of farm land but possibly doesn’t handle it himself? Would make sense if Charlie was handling it all for them.
Clarkson went to his farm shop in the first season I think.
ntiz said:
Siko said:
paulw123 said:
Wonder if Clarksons friendly farming neighbour is Harry Metcalf?
I believe they are chums and neighbours so I guess so!My guess is possibly Lord Bamford of JCB fame. As I believe he is also a neighbour with a lot of farm land but possibly doesn’t handle it himself? Would make sense if Charlie was handling it all for them.
Clarkson went to his farm shop in the first season I think.
It's all genius.
daqinggregg said:
I doubt Cheerful Charlie comes cheap, with all that expertise (rightfully so). I guess a good land agent is contracted to several farms.
Was discussing this with a friend the other day I've no idea how many hours a year he actually does on each individual farm. I assume he has a fair number of different clients? Doofus said:
Dave200 said:
pork911 said:
Fallingup said:
I would say ninety percent of the program is staged.
Would be boring otherwise.
As low as 90?Would be boring otherwise.
As for the Pigs I googled the breed and they're famous for having unusually large litters and you can bet that leads to large numbers of weak piglets that don't make it. Ideal for TV and they ended up getting a whole poignant episode out of if. Look at it the other way do you really think the producers hunted for a low hassle breed that never gives any trouble and never does anything interesting? And even if you think nothing was whatsoever set up about the pigs then the presence of any livestock on arable land is a blatant set up. They even say in the show it can't possibly make a profit and clearly the previous farm manager knew that livestock wasn't the best way to make money out of that land. He keeps buying animals, they keep providing super material for the show and make a massive loss in farming terms.
It's brilliant television, I'm loving it, but it isn't real.
BikeBikeBIke said:
Kaleb Braining himself was utterly set up. They spent an eternity setting the gag up talking about and filming the Nanny State Safety device and then, surprise, surprise, comedy ensued when the safety gear made someone fall over. *If* you think the falling over was genuine then the set up must have been staged to set up the gag *after* the falling over.
As for the Pigs I googled the breed and they're famous for having unusually large litters and you can bet that leads to large numbers of weak piglets that don't make it. Ideal for TV and they ended up getting a whole poignant episode out of if. Look at it the other way do you really think the producers hunted for a low hassle breed that never gives any trouble and never does anything interesting? And even if you think nothing was whatsoever set up about the pigs then the presence of any livestock on arable land is a blatant set up. They even say in the show it can't possibly make a profit and clearly the previous farm manager knew that livestock wasn't the best way to make money out of that land. He keeps buying animals, they keep providing super material for the show and make a massive loss in farming terms.
It's brilliant television, I'm loving it, but it isn't real.
My wife comes from farming stock, and she laughed at how ridiculous it would be to put pigs on arable land. It's just entertaining TV that's raising the profile of farmers, nothing more or less.As for the Pigs I googled the breed and they're famous for having unusually large litters and you can bet that leads to large numbers of weak piglets that don't make it. Ideal for TV and they ended up getting a whole poignant episode out of if. Look at it the other way do you really think the producers hunted for a low hassle breed that never gives any trouble and never does anything interesting? And even if you think nothing was whatsoever set up about the pigs then the presence of any livestock on arable land is a blatant set up. They even say in the show it can't possibly make a profit and clearly the previous farm manager knew that livestock wasn't the best way to make money out of that land. He keeps buying animals, they keep providing super material for the show and make a massive loss in farming terms.
It's brilliant television, I'm loving it, but it isn't real.
Evanivitch said:
BikeBikeBIke said:
It's brilliant television, I'm loving it, but it isn't real.
The biggest shock this series was the lack of escaped animals...Dave200 said:
They did have the "oh no we didn't measure properly and fitted the gates the wrong way around" situation with the mating pigs, which was obviously completely unavoidable.
I thought the goats were being setup for the great escape, ruining some crops or invading a garden.Perhaps he's had his wrist slapped enough times for inadequate fencing.
If you haven't done so, try watching Gerald's bits with the subtitles on. 
"They'd be better off if you could"
[Gerald speaking indistinctly]
"Only went to Romania didn't it. It's all Mrs Hasting. Bowsers. Simon is still in that place."
[Gerald speaking indistinctly]
[Gerald chuckling]
"See that was farming, wasn't it!"
Class.
"They'd be better off if you could"
[Gerald speaking indistinctly]
"Only went to Romania didn't it. It's all Mrs Hasting. Bowsers. Simon is still in that place."
[Gerald speaking indistinctly]
[Gerald chuckling]
"See that was farming, wasn't it!"
Class.
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