Jeremy Clarkson has announced a new stand-alone episode of his Prime Video hit Clarkson's Farm, titled Jeremy Grows A Car, in a move that once again shows up Meghan Markle.
The announcement comes after Meghan reportedly snubbed Clarkson's Cotswolds pub to visit a rival venue with her Hollywood friend Ellen DeGeneres. The pair have had a long-running feud that began with Clarkson's controversial column, for which he later apologised.
Clarkson's ambitious new special
According to Prime Video, the special will see Clarkson "undertake a world first: growing and building his very own car from produce grown at his Diddly Squat Farm." Using the base of a Jaguar F-Type V6S, he will fit the interior with leather from his own cows and wool carpets from his own sheep. Homegrown flax fibre will be turned into a flax-composite and used as a carbon fibre alternative.
Clarkson had previously confirmed he wants to do something "unbelievably ambitious" with future episodes. At the Royal Television Society conference, he said: "We're currently thinking about what do we do after Clarkson's Farm, and it's going to have to be something bigger to stand out, to protect us from this onslaught from underneath."
Comparing TV approaches
Meghan has been struggling with her own TV concepts since the launch of Netflix series With Love, Meghan, which follows a lifestyle and cooking format. Clarkson, by contrast, is described as an innovator who keeps things fresh, even when ideas backfire.
The fact that the pair now live within driving distance of each other in the Cotswolds makes the situation rankle more, according to the article. Meghan has been an actress for decades and has just as many resources available to her, if not more, to put into production.
At this point, the article concludes, it is getting embarrassing, and Meghan needs to step up her game, with this special serving as a wake-up call.
