Clarkson’s Farm Season 3: What To Expect

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The hotly anticipated show returns this spring

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Clarkson's Farm Season 3: What To Expect

A few years ago, Jeremy Clarkson’s name was synonymous with fast cars and Top Gear – but nowadays, he’s more often associated with farming. That’s all thanks to Clarkson’s Farm, a Prime Video series which documents his journey to taking over – and running – a 1,000 acre farm in the Cotswolds, which he nicknamed Diddly Squat. The first two seasons have been hugely popular, with the second becoming the most-watched original series on Amazon in the UK in 2023. And now we have a release date for the much-anticipated season 3: here are all the details.

Clarkson’s Farm Season 3: Everything We Know So Far

What Will Season 3 Of Clarkson’s Farm Be About?

For those not familiar with the premise of the show, Clarkson’s Farm follows the presenter-turned-farmer as he learns the ins and outs of farming. He runs the farm alongside his girlfriend Lisa Hogan, plus farmer Kaleb Cooper, the standout character from the series – and along the way, they have had to grapple with a number of issues, from unresponsive crops to bad weather and a global pandemic. One of the biggest issues played out in the show has been a long-standing dispute with the council over the introduction of a restaurant at the farm, which was forced to close down soon after opening.

In season 3, the team will face a new set of challenges, including a rise in prices for farm supplies, failing crops due to the hot weather, and dreams for the beloved restaurant being dashed. Prime Video has said the new series will: ‘follow Clarkson as he taps into 513 acres of land on Diddly Squat, including woodlands and lakes, which have yet to be touched.’

Storylines will include Clarkson’s decision to replace his tractors with hovercrafts, introducing pigs to the farm, and his ongoing battle with the council. We’ll also see Clarkson taking medicinal mushrooms, and (at a separate point), crashing farming machinery into a stone wall.

In a recent interview, Clarkson praised the new season, saying: ‘I think it’s a very, very heartwarming programme. I think it ticks every single box that television should tick: it’s funny, it’s informative, it’s charming, and it’s heartwarming. It’s a very nice way to spend your time, watching that show.’

However, he also spoke about the difficulties of farming, in particular managing the new pigs. ‘I’ve always been fond of pigs. I thought it would be fun to have them, but then they just died in alarming numbers and it was very heartbreaking. I’d never ever seen Lisa cry. Not once, ever – until that all started unfolding. It was just terrible. I mean, they still die, but we’re getting more used to it now. We’re a bit more… robust. But it was a very heartbreaking time.’

Is There A Trailer?

Yes, Amazon has given us a first look at the series with a trailer. We see the Diddly Squat team receiving an enforcement notice asking the group to ‘cease use of any part of the land as a restaurant or a cafe’, a pig being sick in Clarkson’s pocket, and Clarkson hoovering up blackberries with a Henry hoover. You can watch the full trailer below.

Which Characters Are Returning?

All the favourites will be returning. Alongside Clarkson himself, Cooper and Hogan will feature, alongside Gerald Cooper, the farm’s head of security, and ‘Cheerful Charlie’, Clarkson’s adviser and land agent.

Cooper has praised the teamwork on the farm, saying: ‘I think when you put a team together, you’ve got to find your roles. And now I’d probably say that we have found those roles. Everyone’s got that specific role that they go and do on a daily basis. So, all of a sudden, teamwork happens, and you all combine to get a job done in the end… I think, as a team, we’re actually a good team.’

But fear not fans: it’s not all happy families. Cooper also told The Times him and Clarkson have their biggest ever bust-up yet in the new season, saying: ‘No spoilers, but series three shows our biggest ever falling-out, because that man has just got to learn to listen to me. One of my favourite things is watching Jeremy get electrocuted on one of his own fences and last time it happened, I was thinking, “That’s my role really — I need to be his electric fence, stopping him doing silly things.”’

When Is Season 3 Of Clarkson’s Farm Coming Out?

Clarkson’s Farm season 3 will arrive on Prime Video on 3 May 2024.

Will There Be A Season’s 4 Of Clarkson’s Farm?

Yes, Clarkson has now confirmed Amazon has given the green light for a fourth season of Clarkson’s Farm. This follows months of speculation over whether Prime Video would renew the series, following the backlash against Clarkson’s controversial column about Meghan Markle. Published in The Sun, it became ISPO’s most complained article of all time – prompting many to wonder whether the streaming platform would cut ties with Clarkson. However, in a recent Instagram post, Clarkson announced the series will be returning for a fourth season. In the video, we see the presenter attempting to herd sheep at the farm into the shape of a four, which doesn’t quite work, but the message got through nonetheless.