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Clarkson's Farm shows Jeremy Clarkson's 'exhausted' staff quit over pub opening chaos
Jeremy Clarkson battles a series of last-minute setbacks, including suffering a staff walkout at his Farmer's Dog pub in the series four finale of Clarkson's Farm, streaming on Prime Video from Friday morning. There are a whole number of problems that the farmer faced on the first weekend of opening The Farmer's Dog over August bank holiday 2024. What may have seemed like a smooth sailing success from the outside is now revealed to be far from the truth as Clarkson takes viewers behind the scenes of the pub opening in the Clarkson's Farm's finale. Clarkson's £20,000 tractor restoration from Richard Hammond arrives. But to name a few problems: staff quit and others are left exhausted, water fails, the roof leaks and at one point there is no gas leaving the pub unable to serve food for several hours, a man who falls over has surgery. The list feels endless. Understandably the 65-year-old is left stressed while trying to firefight all of the problems happening at once. After a hectic opening day, Clarkson sits down with Charlie Ireland to discuss a plan of action in the new episodes of the docuseries. The presenter had already praised how much he loved the staff who were friendly and smiling. He tells Ireland: "We've lost two waitresses. We lost a pot washer. After one day." Quickly it's clear this isn't the only problem as Clarkson is plunged into darkness. He says: "Lights are still flickering. Lights flickered off..." Later, emotions are running high when Clarkson is having crisis talks with his front of house staff Sue and Rachel in the upstairs bar at the pub. They tell him things are not going well and that he should go back for a second time to thank his kitchen staff for coping amid the drama. The front of house say that there are "too many problems" to run a "successful business" from this specific site. "Everyone is exhausted, even when we say go for a break, there is no staff room," they tell him. "They're weeing in a portaloo. It's not lovely conditions. They love you. They're excited about the British food." "I have no problem with the staff," says Clarkson. "Not one single problem with the staff. They're all brilliant. They are smiling. They are nice." "The kitchen is about to go pop, those chefs have had it.... It might be worth popping into the kitchen." "I just popped in," Clarkson informs the front of house team. "Go back." "What?" Clarkson doesn't take the feedback well. At the end of his tether, he snaps. Clarkson hits back: "Do you want me to go and find a manager? Or go back into the kitchen?" Clarkson makes it clear that his work is endless when it comes to the pub opening. He goes on sarcastically: "Or do you want me to the leak mended? Or do you want me to deal with the car parking issues? Or do you want me to deal with the neighbours? Do you want me to deal with the council? I've got plenty to be doing and I'll get on with it. Thank you." It's worth noting how tired Clarkson is because he's working around the clock with the pub opening while also juggling the harvest at night, having to even pull all-nighters. Watch Clarkson's Farm series 4 trailer That's the last stern conversation he has with the front of house duo Sue and Rachel because the next day they have quit too. Naturally Clarkson is disappointed but he has already got a solution. The former Top Gear presenter has lined up a replacement. In an update, he says: "We've worked out if we shut the lavatories and use plastic plastic glasses instead of glass glasses, we'll have enough water to serve food until six. Next problem is Sue and Rachel, who brilliantly set the pub, up have now left. So it's a Sunday morning, I've managed to get a new front of house person who is the head of sixth form at the local village school. That's good." As Clarkson's Farm season four comes to an end, the core members of the team go for a special lunch at a nearby pub. They choose not to celebrate at The Farmer's Dog itself because even though Clarkson says it's working "reasonably well", they couldn't "relax there". "There was always something to do," Clarkson says in the voiceover. "Something to mend. Something to worry about... So we went to someone else's pub instead." Over the pub lunch, Clarkson is joined by girlfriend Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, Gerard Cooper, Ireland, Alan and Annie. The presenter tells his core Clarkson's Farm team: "It hasn't been the smoothest of openings... The pub has been tricky. But it's there now. So well done. We did it. To The Farmer's Dog." They all raise a toast: "To the farmers." The final episodes of Clarkson's Farm series four are available to stream on Prime Video now.
The Sun
23-05-2025
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- The Sun
Watch as stressed Jeremy Clarkson gets stranded in a field as he struggles to run Clarkson's Farm without Kaleb Cooper
STRESSED Jeremy Clarkson is left stranded in a field without any help in new Clarkson's Farm scenes. Series four of his hit Prime Video show drops today and sees Jeremy struggling with farm work in Kaleb Cooper 's absence. 5 Kaleb has taken a break from farming duties in the brand new series of the programme in order to tour the UK as part of his money-spinning The World According to Kaleb tour. However, this leaves Jeremy to complete much of the manual work on his own. In disastrous scenes, he can be seen stranded in the darkness on his tractor in the middle of one of Diddly Squat Farm's fields as he confesses to being unsure just exactly how to do the work at hand. Out in the field, Charlie Ireland comes over to speak to Jeremy as he questions what he is doing. Admitting he is getting worked up, Jeremy says: "I don't know anything. The fuse has blown [in the tractor], Lisa's in London, Kaleb is wherever the bloody hell he is. "It's coming up for six o'clock and all I've drilled in a whole day is a tenth of the field." Charlie question how in four years of farming, he hasn't mastered the art of drilling to which Jeremy points out that he has only had to do it four times previously as a result of the farming season. Realising that he requires some help if he is to continue making a success of the farm whilst Kaleb is away, Jezza makes a confession. He says: "I'm thinking while Kaleb is away I'm going to need a hand." In a desperate plea, he asks Charlie: "Is it possible for you to go away and find someone to give me a hand? Jeremy Clarkson breaks silence on sexy new farmhand Harriet as he confirms 'replaced' Kaleb Cooper's future on show "Because I'm properly struggling." Elsewhere in the series, which will drop over three instalments, fans will get to see the launch of Jeremy's popular Oxfordshire pub, The Farmer's Dog, and how he was able to open up the boozer in record time. But with disaster seemingly around every corner, from a falling ceiling to missing meals, viewers will see how he really pulled off the pub's launch against all the odds. The first four episodes of the fourth series dropped on Prime Video this morning. A further two episodes will drop in a week's time with the last remaining episodes dropping on the streaming service on the 6th of June. Clarkson's Farm series guide By Conor O'Brien, TV Reporter Clarkson's Farm airs on Prime Video and follows TV personality Jeremy Clarkson as he manages his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. Three series have been released to date and here is an overview of what has happened so far. Series 1 Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm. Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, "Cheerful Charlie" Ireland and Gerald Cooper are also introduced. Jeremy starts to assemble what he needs for his farm - as well as laying the groundwork for things to come later. He buys key equipment including a tractor and cultivator, as well as taking on sheep and opening a farm shop. Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm. Series 2 This series sees Jeremy look for ways to increase the farm's revenue. One such example is bringing in a herd of cows although this isn't without its issues. Jeremy also had the idea to convert the abandoned lambing barn into a restaurant where he could sell his meat from the farm. For this plan to move forward, he had to get planning permission from the local council. Viewers also meet Pepper, a heifer among the herd who ultimately becomes the star's favourite. Series 3 The third series contained some of the show's most emotional moments to date. In heartbreaking scenes, dozens of newborn piglets died as a result of overlaying - their mother rolling on to them. Jeremy said goodbye to his favourite pig - the Baroness - after she developed cancer and needed to be put down. Dry stonewall expert and "head of security" Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with cancer. Jeremy and Kaleb began a competition between themselves - with Kaleb looking after the arable side and Jeremy taking the non-arable elements. Fellow farmers - and famous faces - Andy Cato and George Lamb appear in this series 5 5 5
