Vinnie Jones in the Country

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Anyone else enjoying this slightly awkward rubbernecking of one man surfing the edge of a mental breakdown? It's like a slightly less structured and more random, cockney, and sweary Clarksons Farm. He must be an absolute nightmare to work for, with his interference and constant chopping and changing. And yet underneath all the sweary rough diamond geezer exterior is clearly quite a sensitive chap. Interesting viewing.

[SydneyBridge]

His wife died not that long ago so being busy seems to help him

[Bluedot]

Just watched the first episode. It's very over acted sweary geezers stuff.
Will give it another episode or two.

[Smollet]

Bluedot said:

Just watched the first episode. It's very over acted sweary geezers stuff.
Will give it another episode or two.

Doesn’t really change but would be more watchable if after every ad break vision didn’t stutter and takes a while to reset.

[skylarking808]

Agree with the first post. Its a bit like watching a car crash at times, yet strangely i kept watching.
Vinnie is certainly "demanding" as a person/boss and appears to have some attentiom deficit syndrome.
I am impressed with his knowledge of country matters and love of motors.
As usual.this type of series is really about the celebrity taking control of the narrative they want to present and making a few quid from the streaming service - see Richard Hammond etc.

[the-norseman]

I've only just come across this been watching it, I'm enjoying it to be honest, always liked VJ. I know hes not everybody's cup of tea.

[fourstardan]

Vinnie has headed a lot of balls in the good old days, maybe his mental state is down to some of this.

It amazes me how far he has got in his acting, he is really good in the gentleman recently.

[biggbn]

Just watching this now, really enjoying it, really genuine people on each episode and Vinnie is always watchable. Read his biography many years ago, it's really good and showed how driven he was (is?) and what a multidimensional character he is despite how he portrays himself and is portrayed at times

[TheDoggingFather]

He really is the epitome of the loveable rogue, he does seem quite candid and honest about the loss of his wife, which is not something I was expecting. Enjoying this much more than I thought I would.

That Land Rover is quite something, despite the rather vulgar wheels.

[biggbn]

We just finished this, really, really enjoyed it, I'd recommend anyone give it a watch with an open mind. What a passionate, driven and sonetimes troubled man, and some brilliant characters and moments throughout.

[DS129]

New series just started on Discovery +, anyone know if it will come to a freeview channel, like series one was ?

[Smollet]

DS129 said:

New series just started on Discovery +, anyone know if it will come to a freeview channel, like series one was ?

I’d imagine it’ll follow down a similar path. Most do.

[Bluedot]

I can't get my head round what hes trying to achieve all the time although obviously only see one side of it.
All he seems to do is constantly tell people he wants a wall here, toilets here, door there etc etc and that's backed up by his workers who say the same thing.
For a bloke who lives on his own (new gf moved in now though) it just always seems to be a lot of effort.

[Acorn1]

Yes, enjoying this too.

[slopes]

biggbn said:

We just finished this, really, really enjoyed it, I'd recommend anyone give it a watch with an open mind. What a passionate, driven and sonetimes troubled man, and some brilliant characters and moments throughout.

His auobiography was a really good read, everyone sees the public persona/actor/football nutter image and thinks he is like that all the time, his book suggests otherwise.

[biggbn]

slopes said:

biggbn said:

We just finished this, really, really enjoyed it, I'd recommend anyone give it a watch with an open mind. What a passionate, driven and sonetimes troubled man, and some brilliant characters and moments throughout.

His auobiography was a really good read, everyone sees the public persona/actor/football nutter image and thinks he is like that all the time, his book suggests otherwise.

I read his biography many, many years ago, assuming the same one, and wow, that guy has worked double hard for everything he has. Worth a read