Prime Video has announced a new one-off special in the Clarkson's Farm franchise, titled Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson's Farm Special, in which Jeremy Clarkson attempts to grow and build his own car from produce grown at Diddly Squat Farm.
The streamer described the project as a "world first," with Clarkson drawing on his automotive background. The special will air worldwide on Prime Video next year, while season six of Clarkson's Farm is set to launch in 2027.
A sustainable alternative to carbon fibre
Clarkson, frustrated by modern motoring's "nanny-state technology," plans to build his own car rather than buy one. The framework for the project will be a Jaguar F-Type V6S, a car Clarkson believes "represents the sweet spot between analogue driving thrill and modern practicality."
Alongside a Diddly Squat leather interior and wool carpets, he will attempt to grow a crop of flax fibre and turn it into what Prime Video calls "a revolutionary and sustainable alternative to carbon fibre." He will be joined by legendary car designer Ian Callum CBE, who designed the original F-Type.
Prime Video said: "Jeremy's redesigned Jaguar will feature everything he believes the iconic British brand should stand for: style, luxury and performance."
Filming nearly wrapped on season six
Clarkson has been open about the future of the farming series, and in September he announced filming had "pretty much wrapped." Speaking exclusively to Radio Times after collecting the gong for reality docuseries at the National Television Awards, he said: "We've nearly wrapped on six. A couple of weeks away from finishing that, and then it'll be edited and translated and so on. But nearly done six, and then who knows?"
The latest season paid particular attention to his health scare after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Giving an update on his current state, he said: "I'm mended, I'm made of rock and steel. Takes more than a little bit of prostate cancer... I would just say to everybody, if you're my age, get tested. Just get tested, because I did, and they caught it early and were able to mend it. I was back at work in two weeks – so get tested."
Security measures at the farm
Clarkson has also recently opened up about extreme security measures he had to take to stop thieves at the farm, admitting "in the countryside, everything is stolen all the time." In his latest column for The Times, he told readers that thieves most frequently target quad bikes, hedge clippers, chainsaws, GPS systems and diesel.
He said he'd introduced security measures to protect his diesel tanks, which are "safer than the three most secure places on earth": Fort Knox in Kentucky, the Federal Reserve in New York and the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard. Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson's Farm Special will air on Prime Video next year.
