- Network: Prime Video
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 10, 2021
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Here in season three the very real challenges faced by Diddly Squat give him true pause, and that creates an effective balance against the usual gripes and galavanting. We’re invested in how Clarkson’s going to solve his farm’s host of problems, and particularly enjoy it when the solution as he sees it meets real world whammies.
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This ensemble cast is what makes the show work so well, alongside a neat editing job that expertly turns months of footage into a coherent narrative.
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There aren’t many popular entertainment series that give airtime to the thorny issue of agrarian monocultures. Somehow it also manages to be highly compelling viewing. This is very well-made television, and perfectly balanced.
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You can quickly see his appeal – the bemused grump dismayed at the state of things if rarely offering any practical solutions. It makes Clarkson’s Farm wildly interesting on an anthropological level, as if you’ve stumbled into a club who’d never want you as a member. But then there’s also the rest of the show – its ramshackle pleasantness and easy humour. Whatever your misgivings as to the man behind it all, you’ll find it tricky to resist.
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It’s all quite amusing (until it isn’t – the piglet episode is titled “Harrowing”) and – occasionally – educational. It’s impossible to know how much is staged, and Clarkson and Kaleb certainly look like they’re hamming up their squabbles.