A television executive would never have commissioned this. A rude sixty-something motoring journalist buys a thousand acres he cannot farm, hires a furious twenty-something who has barely left his village, and employs a drystone waller nobody can understand. Yet the Clarkson’s Farm cast has become the most loved group of people on British television, and by series five in 2026 the show had stopped being a comedy about failure and become something far more moving.

Clarkson’s Farm Cast: Quick Facts

Show	Clarkson’s Farm
First aired	June 2021
Platform	Prime Video
Farm	Diddly Squat, Chadlington, Oxfordshire
Series 5 release	3 June 2026
Series 5 schedule	4 episodes on 3 June, 2 on 10 June, 2 on 17 June
Series 6	Filming confirmed underway
Lead	Jeremy Clarkson
Partner	Lisa Hogan, runs the farm shop
Farm manager	Kaleb Cooper
Farming consultant	“Cheerful” Charlie Ireland
Drystone waller	Gerald Cooper
Series 4 addition	Harriet Cowan, nurse and farmer
Pub	The Farmer’s Dog, Asthall, Oxfordshire

Jeremy Clarkson: The Man Who Bought a Farm

Clarkson bought the land years before he tried to farm it, and the joke at the start of the series was that he had no idea what he was doing. That joke has aged. By series five he was running a farm shop, a restaurant and a pub, and had become an unlikely spokesman for British agriculture. The fifth run also carried the most personal story the programme has told: his prostate cancer, diagnosed in May 2025 and revealed on screen. Our full profile of Jeremy Clarkson covers his career and finances.

The Cancer Story in Series 5

Clarkson chose to tell viewers about his diagnosis through the show rather than a press release, which is entirely in character. He had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May 2025 and kept it quiet. Days after the final episodes went out in June 2026, he confirmed he was in remission. Speaking to The Sunday Times he described complications along the way, including a catheter and a mix-up with blood-thinning drugs. His message was simple: he only caught it early because he got tested.

Kaleb Cooper: The Farm Manager

If Clarkson is the reason people started watching, Kaleb is the reason they stayed. Born on 2 July 1998, he is 28, and he runs the actual farming while Clarkson has ideas. The dynamic works because Kaleb is not remotely impressed by fame, and says so constantly. Since the show began he has written three books, toured the country with a live show and built his own contracting business. Our profile of Kaleb Cooper’s net worth and career covers how far that has taken him.

Lisa Hogan: The Farm Shop

Lisa Hogan was born on 28 May 1971 in Dublin, which makes her 55. She is Clarkson’s partner and, crucially, the person who actually makes the retail side work. She co-founded the Diddly Squat Farm Shop with him in 2020 and has appeared in all five series since the programme launched in June 2021. She manages the shop, develops products and handles the branding, which is why the shop functions as a business rather than a gift-shop joke attached to a television show.

Gerald Cooper: The Drystone Waller

Gerald became a national treasure by accident. He is a drystone waller and construction specialist with a Cotswolds accent so thick that the programme subtitles him, and viewers adore him for it. He is 74. In 2024 he was declared cancer-free after treatment for prostate cancer, and he went on to start a horse racing syndicate raising money for Prostate Cancer UK. Given what Clarkson later went through, that thread running through the show is genuinely affecting. Our profile of Gerald Cooper has the full story.

Charlie Ireland: “Cheerful” Charlie

Every episode needs somebody to say no, and that job belongs to Charlie Ireland. He is the farming consultant, nicknamed “Cheerful” Charlie precisely because he is the bearer of bad news: the regulations, the paperwork, the reason Clarkson’s latest brilliant idea is illegal. He is not playing a character. Agricultural consultancy really is a job about compliance and margins, and the show is unusually honest about how much of modern farming is spent on forms rather than fields.

Harriet Cowan: The Newest Face

Harriet Cowan arrived in series four and was an immediate hit. She is a nurse and a farmer, which is a combination that tells you a lot about how many people in British agriculture need a second income. She stepped in at Diddly Squat while Kaleb was away on tour, and held her own against Clarkson with the same flat refusal to be impressed that makes Kaleb work. Whether she returns for future series has not been formally confirmed either way.

Diddly Squat Farm Shop

The shop opened in 2020 and became the show’s first genuine business success, and its first genuine headache. Founded by Clarkson and Lisa Hogan, it sells produce from the farm and from local suppliers, and it draws visitors from all over the country. Anyone who has watched the series knows the traffic and planning battles that followed. It is a real lesson in what happens when a small rural business suddenly acquires a national audience overnight.

The Farmer’s Dog Pub

Clarkson bought a pub in Asthall, Oxfordshire and reopened it as The Farmer’s Dog on 23 August 2024. The opening was filmed for series four, and the response was extraordinary, with hundreds of customers queueing for hours on the first day. Series five covers the ongoing challenges of actually running it. The premise is that everything served is British-sourced, which sounds simple and turns out to be enormously difficult. That gap between intention and reality is the show’s whole engine.

Series 5: What Happened

Series five arrived on Prime Video on 3 June 2026, with four episodes released at once, two more on 10 June and the final two on 17 June. Beyond the health story, the run dealt with the fallout from a government budget that caused uproar across British farming, an attempt to modernise the farm with new technology, and Kaleb’s first ever trip abroad. That last one is exactly the sort of small, human thing the programme does better than any other farming show.

Is There Going to Be a Series 6?

Yes. Clarkson confirmed in June 2026, at the same time as announcing his remission, that filming for series six was already underway. No release date has been announced yet, and we are not going to invent one. Given the pattern of previous series arriving in the first half of the year, a 2027 release would be a reasonable expectation rather than a confirmed fact. We will update this page when Prime Video says something official.

Why the Show Works

The trick is that nobody is acting. Clarkson genuinely does not know what he is doing, Kaleb is genuinely exasperated, and the money genuinely does not add up. British factual television has learned that real people in real businesses beat any format, which is why shows like Bangers and Cash and Sarah Beeny‘s renovations work the same way. What Clarkson’s Farm added was a serious argument about how badly British farming pays.

Where to Watch

All five series stream on Prime Video, and because each run is fairly short it is an easy programme to catch up on from the beginning. Starting at series one is genuinely worth it here, because the appeal is watching the farm and the relationships change over time. The Kaleb of series one and the Kaleb of series five are noticeably different people, and you lose that if you drop in halfway through.

Final Thoughts

The Clarkson’s Farm cast started as an unlikely joke and turned into the most human thing on television. A man who bought a farm for fun ended up campaigning for farmers and telling millions of people to get tested for cancer. Kaleb became a household name. Gerald became a hero. If you have only watched clips, start at series one and go through properly. It is worth it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is in the Clarkson’s Farm cast?

Jeremy Clarkson, his partner Lisa Hogan, farm manager Kaleb Cooper, consultant Charlie Ireland and drystone waller Gerald Cooper, plus Harriet Cowan from series four.

When did Clarkson’s Farm series 5 come out?

Series 5 launched on Prime Video on 3 June 2026, with four episodes at once, two more on 10 June and the final two on 17 June.

Is there a series 6 of Clarkson’s Farm?

Yes. Clarkson confirmed in June 2026 that filming was underway. No release date has been officially announced yet.

What happened to Jeremy Clarkson’s health?

He was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in May 2025, revealed it in series 5, and confirmed in June 2026 that he is in remission.

Where is Diddly Squat farm?

Diddly Squat is near Chadlington in Oxfordshire. The Farmer’s Dog pub, also owned by Clarkson, is at Asthall in the same county.

Who is Harriet Cowan?

A nurse and farmer who joined in series four, covering at Diddly Squat while Kaleb Cooper was away on his live tour.

Disclaimer: This article is for general information. Details come from broadcaster announcements, published interviews and reputable news reporting. Health information is included because those involved chose to make it public. Series details can change.