Jeremy Clarkson has confirmed he is filming season six of Clarkson’s Farm, shortly after declaring he is in remission from cancer.
In the season five finale of the Amazon Prime Video series, which aired this week, the 66-year-old presenter revealed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, but after confirming in a new interview he is now in remission, Jeremy has revealed new episodes of his beloved show are on the way.
In an Instagram post shared by the streaming service, Jeremy said in a video: “So, a bit of a year. But I am delighted to tell you that season 6 of Clarkson’s Farm is currently being filmed.
“It’s in production. And that’s particularly good news for me because, well if you know, you know, and if you don’t know, you need to watch season five,” he said before walking away.
Season five had ended on a dramatic cliffhanger with Jeremy rushed to hospital.
He told viewers from his medical bed: “If this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t. Take care, everyone.”
But now, in an interview with The Times, the TV star declared himself “the world’s luckiest man” after a follow-up Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test two months ago showed no indication of cancer, meaning he is in remission.
Jeremy added: “It was an aggressive type of cancer. It could have spread, it could have gone into the pancreas, it could have gone anywhere, and that would have been trouble.
“This is why I have to say to everybody who’s reading this, please, please, please go and get checked. It’s not uncomfortable, it’s not undignified. And it’s a no-brainer.
“I did, and that’s why I’m sitting here talking to you 11 months down the line. I’ve seen so many people die of cancer. It doesn’t bear thinking about what it must be like to live knowing that an illness is going to kill you.”
The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host – who still needs regular blood tests and monitoring, and is remaining positive and hopeful the cancer will not return – moved viewers to tears when he shared his diagnosis in the final two episodes of Clarkson’s Farm series five.
During a discussion about harvesting with co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland, he said: “I’ve got cancer.”
A stunned Kaleb replies: “No, you haven’t. Where?”
Jeremy added: “Where it is is of no concern of anybody. I’ve known since May.
“I had a medical, you remember, back in May.
“I disappeared off the other week, and I had a biopsy, and it is cancer, and it’s aggressive, but it’s really early, so the treatment will be, you know.
“I was praying we could get the harvest done, and then I could go and get some treatment, but it’s going to be slap bang in the middle.”
Kaleb told his pal: “Look after yourself, you go and do… if you need anything just ring.”
Later in the programme, Jeremy reflects on the diagnosis during a chat with his co-stars, including girlfriend Lisa Hogan.
He said: “So we started the year, and I had coronary heart disease, and ended it with me having cancer.
“We can dwell as much as we like on all the bad things that have happened on the farm, but I think it is better now, at the end of the year, to focus on things that have happened that are good.”
Kaleb asked: “When will we know if the treatment has worked?”
Jeremy replied: “I don’t know, I’ve got a blood test today, there’ll be a blood test, and then we’ll know.
“Not for another few weeks. Come on, cheer up, it probably did work.”
But later in the episode, Jeremy – who has also experienced heart issues in recent times – was taken to hospital.
He reflected: “So we started season five with me in a hospital bed, and we are at the end of season five, and I’m back in a hospital bed.
“Some of the treatment has gone awry, let’s say, I’m going to be here for a little while. I’m nil by mouth, I don’t know what’s going to happen.”
