Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he is taking a break from TV, with the future of Clarkson’s Farm in doubt.
The presenter, who lives in Oxfordshire, has rarely been off TV screens during his long career, which has spanned several decades.
From starring in popular motoring shows with Richard Hammond and James May, like Top Gear and The Grand Tour, to hosting gameshows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Mr Clarkson usually can be found on the schedule.
The 65-year-old has even found further success in recent years with Prime Video show Clarkson’s Farm, which takes place at his Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington and The Farmer’s Dog pub in Asthall.
However, in a new interview promoting his newest ITV project, Millionaire Hot Seat, Mr Clarkson revealed that he was “genuinely frightened”.
This is due to him not filming a TV show for the first time in 40 years, with no new season of Clarkson’s Farm to be sorted after filming on the upcoming fifth series wrapped in September.
“I’m genuinely frightened because until March, I won’t be filming a TV show for the first time in forty years,” said Mr Clarkson.
“That will be three months of sh**. You would rot if you didn’t [work].”
These comments come amid an uncertain future for Clarkson’s Farm, with no filming scheduled to take place this year at the Oxfordshire spot.
With four series to date and a fifth already wrapping for filming and in post-production, a sixth season will not be coming anytime soon, according to the man himself.
Writing in his column for The Sun earlier this year, Mr Clarkson said: “Are we carrying on? Well, we’ve sent the cameras away to give us a break from that side of things for a while.”
This echoes his previous statement, when talking to The Times, as he said: “I’d do a sixth if there was a reason for doing it, like a b****y good story…
“Whatever happens, we’ll definitely take a short break as the crews are all worn out.
“We’ve been filming here two or three days a week, every week, for five years. Everybody could do with a rest.”
Clarkson’s Farm series five will be released in the new year after Mr Clarkson confirmed filming had wrapped back in September.
Eight episodes of the farming documentary are expected to drop in the spring if the release pattern follows the previous couple of years.
Alongside this, Millionaire Hot Seat will launch on ITV in January 2026, meaning Mr Clarkson will remain on our screens for the time being despite no filming taking place.
