SHIFTING GEARS 

When was Clarkson’s Farm Series 5 filmed? Amazon Prime series ends with devastating diagnosis

JEREMY Clarkson revealed he has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer.

He broke the heartbreaking news during filming of his hit show at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.

Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer on Clarkson’s FarmCredit: Clarkson’s Farm, Prime Video
 
Jeremy Clarkson lying in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, with an IV drip nearby.He ends the series by signing off from a hospital bedCredit: Amazon Prime
Jeremy Clarkson, 66, is seen grappling with the diagnosis in the last two episodes of series 5 of Clarkson’s Farm.

He tells Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland: “I’ve got cancer.”

A shocked Kaleb replies: “No, you haven’t. Where?”

Jeremy then says he has known since May, following a medical and subsequent biopsy, describing the cancer as “aggressive”.

Later, Kaleb asks him: “When will we know if the treatments worked?”

Jeremy replies: “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.”

The show cuts to Jeremy lying in a hospital bed saying: “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.”

But still signing off with his trademark dark humour, he says: “If this is all successful I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t I won’t. Take care everyone.”

This is not Jeremy’s first health scare.

In October 2024, he underwent emergency surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford to have two stents fitted.

Doctors had told him one of his arteries was completely blocked and warned him he was “days away” from a heart attack.

In a November 2025 interview with The Sun he said: “It’s been shocking these last 12 months – on every front.”

He also told The Sun earlier this year: “Anyone who thinks season five of Clarkson’s Farm is a barrel of laughs is in for serious disappointment.”

When was Clarkson’s Farm series 5 filmed?

Series 5 was filmed between September 2024 and August 2025.

The eight-episode series was released on Prime Video in three batches – the first four episodes on June 3, 2026, episodes five and six on June 10, and the final two on June 17.

Clarkson’s Farm has been commissioned for a sixth series, but filming was suspended due to a number of issues.

The show released a statement on Facebook reading: “Filming has already faced a few hurdles along the way, including a break from production, positive TB [tuberculosis] testing, and relentless rain earlier this year.”

CRE: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/39441208/clarksons-farm-series-5-when-filmed/