![]() ![]() ![]() Alan Townsend (series 2 guest series 1): the head builder for various projects on the farm including the farm shop, barns for the farm animals and the farm restaurant.Ellen Helliwell (series 1): the shepherdess engaged by Clarkson to tend the flock of sheep which he acquired to graze his set-aside meadows.Kevin Harrison (series 1): the chairman of the National Sheep Association and a veteran sheep farmer who advises Clarkson on purchasing and later tending to his flock of sheep.He helps Clarkson harvest the farm's grain, which he has been doing for over fifty years. His conversations with Clarkson are amiable but often incomprehensible due to his strong West Country accent. Gerald Cooper: no relation to Kaleb Cooper, he is the farm's "head of security" and a specialist in the construction and maintenance of dry stone walls, which form 40 miles of boundaries on the farm.a stickler for the rules who delivers increasingly bad news with the politely firm manners of a parish vicar." Rachael Sigee, writing for the i newspaper, described him as "chronically sensible. He understands the agricultural aspects of the crops, the complex details of government regulation and the financial consequences. Charlie Ireland: sarcastically referred to by Clarkson as "Cheerful Charlie", Ireland is a professional agronomist and land agent who advises Clarkson on farm management.Lisa Hogan: an actress and Clarkson's girlfriend who assists with the farm and runs the farm shop.He has rarely left the village of Chadlington and its surrounding areas, with the furthest place he regularly travels to being Banbury and has never travelled abroad. He mainly advises Clarkson on the technical details of using farming equipment and helps with numerous general tasks. He has previous experience working on Clarkson's farm before Clarkson took over as the owner. Cooper farms on his own account in Heythrop, but was engaged by Clarkson to assist him. Kaleb Cooper: a young farm worker born in Chipping Norton in 1998.Having moved to Oxfordshire, he became part of the Chipping Norton set and the owner of newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm. Jeremy Clarkson: a motoring journalist, television presenter and author who became famous as the host of Top Gear and later on The Grand Tour.The farm was renamed "Diddly Squat" by Clarkson to indicate its lack of productivity, as diddly squat is slang for "the least amount" or "nothing". ![]() Clarkson then decided to attempt the challenge of farming the land himself. These were farmed on a contract basis by a local villager named Howard until his retirement in 2019. The fields were mostly arable, growing a rotation of barley, rapeseed and wheat. Jeremy Clarkson bought about a thousand acres (4 km 2) in 2008, including Curdle Hill Farm. The farm was formerly part of the Sarsden estate in Oxfordshire. In October 2022, the programme was renewed for a third series. In July 2021, it was renewed for a second series which was released on 10 February 2023. The series documents Clarkson's attempts at running a 1,000 acres (400 ha) farm in the Cotswolds, and it has received largely positive reviews. The first season was released by Amazon Prime Video on 11 June 2021. Clarkson's Farm is a British television documentary series about Jeremy Clarkson and his farm in the Cotswolds. ![]()
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