Clarkson’s Farm has returned, bringing some stomach-churning moments and questions over beloved pig Richard Ham
Viewers of Clarkson’s Farm were confronted with some rather unsettling footage after series five made its debut, reports the Mirror.
The controversial moments featured Jeremy Clarkson issuing an apology to audiences following Diddly Squat Farm’s veterinary surgeon Dilwyn Evans performing a post-mortem examination on a sheep discovered in a field.
Following Jeremy’s retrieval of the dead animal to Diddly Squat Farm in his Range Rover, which subsequently stank from the smell, he observed the vet conducting a post-mortem to determine the cause of the sheep’s death.
While examining the sheep’s carcass, the vet inadvertently cut open the animal’s intestines, which then began to emerge.
Jeremy then spoke directly to Clarkson’s Farm audiences: “We did say we would show farming warts and all on this show, but this is really stretching it.”
He continued by questioning the vet: “Dilwyn, what are you learning from this?” Dilwyn responded: “Yeah, this is well dead.”
Jeremy and the remaining production staff could be heard chuckling in the background.
Jeremy then faced the camera and stated: “I’d like to apologise on behalf of the entire Clarkson’s Farm team for this scene. I promise we will try to lift the mood.”
Jeremy did succeed in brightening the atmosphere with his chaotic Christmas grotto, which featured goats devouring the Christmas tree and uncooperative Easy Care sheep outmanoeuvring him and Kaleb Cooper.
Nevertheless, viewers had one significant query regarding a missing personality: Richard Ham, who had a substantial presence in series four. Scores of fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to enquire about the pig, who was named after Jeremy’s fellow Grand Tour and Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond.
One viewer wrote: “Just finished the first 4 episodes of @ClarksonsFarm1. I can’t be the only one wondering what fate has befallen Richard Ham? No mention of him at all!”
A second commented: “Loving season 5 of #ClarksonsFarm but @JeremyClarkson ……what happened to Richard Ham?”
A third added: “Loved the first four episodes of #clarksonfarm @JeremyClarkson last episode with the piggies did Richard Ham even go ? can’t wait for the next instalment [sic].”
Another user posted: “@JeremyClarkson What happened to Richard Ham?? He’s still a beloved family member right???? RIGHT????”
Yet another enquired: “@JeremyClarkson does Richard Ham remain a family pet or did he cop it with the rest.”
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In devastating scenes, Jeremy faced the difficult choice of selling his rare Oxford and Sandy Black Pigs after discovering they carried too much fat and were only suitable for sausage production.
With the financials simply not stacking up, Jeremy reluctantly sold the pigs, leaving him in tears.
It remains to be seen whether fan-favourite Richard Ham was spared the same fate or whether he too was among those that left the farm.
Clarkson’s Farm season 5 airs on Prime Video on Wednesdays
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