It's funny AF. It's clever and smart. It's absolutely topical. It's demonstrating that farming is critically endangered without, IMO, being strident about it. It shows something that, at least in America, is almost always lost: the face of the farmer.
I am constantly struck by Jeremy Fing Clarkson, the same JFC who was on the Grand Tour and Top Gear, THAT GUY: cries at the loss of his livestock; supports locals trying to keep their livelihood alive, and cares about good, local foods. It really is great TV.
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British presenter Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer on TV show June 17, 2026 4:00 AM CDTUpdated 8 hours ago
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, best known for hosting the "Top Gear" motoring show, has revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Clarkson, 66, one of Britain's most popular and high-profile TV figures, made the disclosure during filming for his Amazon documentary show "Clarkson's Farm" for episodes which were broadcast on Wednesday.
"I’ve got cancer," Clarkson tells two of the show's other main characters in a scene filmed last year. "I had a medical, remember, back in May? I disappeared off the other week and I had a biopsy and it is cancer, and it’s aggressive."
Clarkson said the disease had been caught "really early" and he had since had an operation to remove 10% of his prostate.
"If I hadn’t have got myself checked out and they hadn’t caught the problem early, this could well have been my last harvest," he said. "It’s only because they did catch it early, there’s every hope that I’ll be harvesting this farm for many, many years to come."
Ahead of the episodes' broadcast, Clarkson posted a video on Instagram on Tuesday, saying they were a "difficult watch".
"Ordinarily, we try to keep the show bucolic, charming, and cheerful," he said. "But the final two episodes, which drop in the middle of the night tonight, are ... they're none of those things, really. They're a difficult watch.
"They're really, really difficult."
Clarkson, who has cultivated a reputation for being controversial, gained worldwide fame as presenter of the BBC's "Top Gear" show but lost his job after he punched a member of the production team in 2015.
He moved to Amazon where he made a new car show with his old show's co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, and subsequently began making the successful "Clarkson's Farm", which chronicles his often haphazard attempts to run the farm he owns in central England.
"I don't know what's going to happen. But look, what I wanted to say was: if this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six," he says from a hospital bed at the end of the final show of the latest series. "And if it isn’t, I won’t. Take care, everyone."
Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Sarah Young
June 17, 2026, 01:45 PM
HRK
Clarkson has been quite the entertainer, Top Gear was a success because of him, it's not been the same since.
Clarksons Farm is a great view of how the UK's government squashes farmers with all kinds of laws as well as the crazy locals and his ideas that drive them nuts, great stuff.
June 18, 2026, 04:32 PM
Tn226
The technology on the Belgian farm he visited was astounding as was the floating dairy farm in Rotterdam.
He must be doing ok as season 6 is in production
June 19, 2026, 07:19 PM
Jupiter
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He must be doing ok as season 6 is in production
He can certainly afford the finest treatment money can buy. I hope he's around for a long time.
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June 21, 2026, 04:10 PM
corsair
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Originally posted by Tn226: The technology on the Dutch Belgian farm he visited was astounding as was the floating dairy farm in Rotterdam.
He must be doing ok as season 6 is in production
Fixed it for you Both the potato farm and the floating dairy farm were really interesting, great show-shift to feature modern AG methods. The potato farm I viewed simply as the natural evolution of farming, using available technology to maximize your property's yield, should be music to any farmer/rancher's ears.
June 26, 2026, 01:16 PM
YellowJacket
If there was ever a good way to have cancer, it’s the early discovery prostate variety. Even 15 yr survival rates are in the 95% rate. Just hoping Jeremy is on the good side of that because he’s one of my favorite TV personalities of all time.
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June 30, 2026, 11:06 AM
corsair
Finally wrapped-up the final episode...I thought this season was one of the better ones, less buffoonery and more of the unique challenges of farming, with a few pleasant uplifting parts. I'm going to fuckin' pub, that is the last straw
Good thing he caught the cancer signs, however his heart is the other part that's threatening his health. All the best to Jezza and Lisa.
June 30, 2026, 12:40 PM
Russ59
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....however his heart is the other part that's threatening his health.
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July 01, 2026, 01:23 PM
pulicords
I love the series and think that Jeremy is really doing his rural (farming) neighbors a mitzvah by putting so much time and energy into exploring their plight and the terrible way "progressives" have harmed working people in general. They needed a voice and he's certainly providing one. I'm praying that he can overcome these health issues and provide that voice for many years to come.
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