Jeremy Clarkson has openly shared the one persistent challenge that continues to vex him in his farming endeavors at Diddly Squat Farm.
In anticipation of the fifth season premiere of “Clarkson’s Farm,” the popular British television personality revealed a significant frustration: “After six or seven years of farming, I still can’t attach anything to the back of a tractor.”
He further elaborated, “I can’t remember the sequence of buttons, I can’t line anything up properly, and I don’t know where the hydraulic hoses go. It disappoints me that I still have to get Kaleb to help. Anything practical, I can’t do.”
Clarkson admitted that while these difficulties are annoying in everyday life, they are especially exasperating on a farm.
His admission comes as the new season unfolds, showing the former “Top Gear” host dealing with a daunting health scare that compels him to reduce his workload at Diddly Squat Farm.
Meanwhile, things don’t go quite to plan even after Jeremy buys some new Easy Care sheep, which he hopes will be easier to handle, but he is quickly proved wrong.
There will be robotic tractors that Kaleb Cooper fears might take his job as Diddly Squat uses new technology to help out around the farm.
Season five also sees Jeremy standing up for farmers’ rights in the wake of a government budget that has devastating financial implications for those in the agriculture industry.
Reflecting on the impact of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy said: “I like to think Clarkson’s Farm has altered the way people think about farming.
“I think more people now appreciate just how difficult it is and just how badly paid it is. For that reason alone, I think the programme has been a good thing.”
Season five consists of eight episodes, which will be split into three parts.
The first four instalments will be landing on June 3 on Prime Video to get audiences immersed back into the world of Diddly Squat Farm.
Episodes five and six arrived on June 10 and the final two instalments come on June 17.
Along with Jeremy and Kaleb, the rest of the team will be back including Charlie Ireland, Gerald Cooper and Lisa Hogan.
Clarkson’s Farm season 5 launches on Prime Video on June 3