Jeremy Clarkson is taking issues into his personal palms after complaints concerning the customer support at his new pub — even personally replying to followers making an attempt to guide a desk. The previous High Gear host, 65, surprised followers when he responded immediately on social media to a follower who had been struggling to get a response from workers at The Farmers Canine, featured within the newest season of Clarkson’s Farm.
One fan posted on X: “@JeremyClarkson Hello Mr Clarkson, I’ve messaged the Farmers Canine a number of instances now during the last 2 weeks, as per the web site, however nonetheless had no reply. “I am eager to guide a desk of 4 for Sunday lunch on August third for our Anniversary may somebody please get again to me. Cheers Luke.” Clarkson, who has constructed a repute for blunt responses on-line, shocked followers with a surprisingly useful reply: “Let me get on to that for you.”
The grateful fan responded: “Thanks, a lot appreciated………sorry to be a ache!”
One other buyer chimed in with a extra optimistic expertise, writing: “We had been there once more yesterday, completely rammed. Good meals & good service. Nicely completed to all of the workers, it will possibly’t be straightforward with the amount of individuals.”
Clarkson’s hands-on strategy comes as Clarkson’s Farm season 4 faces criticism from followers over its heavy give attention to his pub enterprise, quite than farming.
The eight-episode run, which landed on Amazon Prime Video final month, adopted Clarkson as he tackled one other disastrous farming 12 months — and took on the brand new problem of shopping for and renovating a Cotswolds pub to promote native produce.
Whereas many viewers loved the antics, others took to Reddit to vent their frustration.
In a thread titled “Season 4 was extra like Clarksons ‘Pub’ than Clarksons Farm”, one fan wrote: “I watch the present for the farming not seeing somebody redecorate a pub… boring a*s season.”
One other viewer, posting below “As a farmer, I would favor to see extra competent farming”, mentioned: “I feel the present can be much more attention-grabbing in the event that they targeted extra on the farm, and fewer on the pub and different outdoors actions.”
A 3rd fan complained: “Season 4 felt rushed, synthetic and wasn’t thrilling… the pub arc felt extremely compelled, synthetic and staged.”
Regardless of the backlash, season 4 provided up loads of drama — from the introduction of latest farmhand Harriet Cowan and a refined dig at Chancellor Rachel Reeves, to a well being scare involving fan-favourite Alan Townsend and tense moments with pub consultants Sue and Rachel Hawkins.
The Grand Tour TV star and the remainder of the Diddly Squat household are at present filming the fifth season of the hit Amazon Prime sequence, which is more likely to be launched in 2026.
