Jeremy Clarkson was seen being rushed to hospital in the harrowing trailer for series five of Clarkson’s Farm. The former Top Gear star had a heart procedure in late 2024, getting a stent fitted to open up a blocked artery following concerning symptoms.
In the new trailer for his Amazon Prime show, an ambulance was seen racing down a country road before Clarkson was pictured lying on a hospital bed with wires connected to his chest. He could be heard telling farm manager Kaleb Cooper: "You've got three arteries that feed your heart to keep it pumping. My heart wasn't getting any blood."
Cooper looked shocked as another farm worker said: "To be fair, my mother dropped dead of heart attack at 67." Clarkson responded that this was "cheery news". The TV star previously said he was “days from death” before having emergency heart surgery to save his life. He was rushed to hospital after experiencing symptoms including clamminess, chest tightness and pins and needles in his left arm.
The rest of the trailer showed him battling through farm life as his animals faced a tuberculosis outbreak. Clarkson also considered using a driverless tractor, telling Charlie Ireland, “I’ve had a brainwave, don’t worry,” before handing him a piece of paper with plans for the vehicle. The clip cut to the tractor, which was described as the "Starship Enterprise of farming", working away on the land. Clarkson said to Cooper, “Behold my technology at work,” as Cooper replied: "That is basically taking my job." The tractor then ground to a halt, prompting Cooper to quip: “That went well.”
Filming wrapped for series five of the much-loved farming show in October. The new series will air on June 5. Viewers can expect some major setbacks, with Clarkson revealing things got so bad on his 1,000 acre Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds that he had to “send the cameras away”. He wrote in his column for The Sun: "I'm sure you're hoping that when you get to see [series five] next spring, it'll be a comedic eight-part festival of cute animals, laughter and incomprehensible dry-stone walling. It isn't, though. Because the last 12 months have been a conveyor belt of misery."
Clarkson said the challenges ranged from personal health setbacks to difficult weather conditions and the economic impact of Rachel Reeves’ budget on the farming industry. He added: “It’s likely that the brilliant guys who edit our show will find some nuggets of humour in the mix and that there’ll be some laughs in season five. But at the coalface, it was knackering.” The presenter confirmed that filming has now paused to give the team a break. In February, he confirmed that production is still halted for series six while he navigates his various career pursuits.
