Jeremy Clarkson's 'unnecessary' decision on Clarkson's Farm leaves fans 'worried'

A deadline imposed by Jeremy Clarkson in the latest series of the popular Amazon Prime programme "made things worse", viewers have claimed. Fans think the Clarkson's Farm presenter made the recent additions to the farm and pub far more challenging than necessary by setting an unnecessary deadline.

Supporters discussing Clarkson's choice on the r/ClarksonsFarm Reddit page expressed concern the Amazon Prime show host wouldn't meet his self-imposed target. One viewer revealed they were "genuinely worried" for Clarkson whilst watching the fourth series, and felt the deadline placed too much pressure on him and his crew.

Despite these valid concerns, Clarkson and his squad managed to cross the finish line with the launch of The Farmer's Dog.

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One person questioned: "Would all of Jeremy's Pub problems been resolved if he hadn't chosen an arbitrary deadline on the pub instead of waiting to open when it was ready?"

"Was this completely unnecessary stress inducer? I was genuinely worried that Clarkson would have a heart attack before Season 4 wrapped up." Another user argued a deadline was essential so the team could gauge how behind schedule they were with refurbishments and preparations.

They commented: "Any and every pub or restaurant should have a soft open with reduced capacity to catch exactly the kind of issues he encountered on opening night.

"It helps If the two people you hire to advise you actually seem to know about running a pub, not just decorating one, too." Another user concurred, stating: "Soft opening or not, it's obvious he would have been better off doing it at any point of the year other than harvest."

However, a third user argued a deadline was essential as it would have meant never getting the establishment completed if they had kept extending it.

They penned: "In a project like that, if you don't choose a deadline, it never gets finished. The question was would the problems have been avoided if he hadn't set an arbitrary deadline and just waited until it was ready?"

"Answer is possibly, but he'd have had a different problem. It wouldn't have opened. Now should he have chosen a different arbitrary deadline.

"Yeah, but he was balancing competing commercial priorities and that wouldn't have been as good for TV. Yes it did seem a bit asinine, but Jeremy's public persona at least is asinine."

Others believe the "very rushed" atmosphere surrounding The Farmer's Dog launch could have been prevented had Clarkson organised a smaller, soft launch for friends and family.

Someone else commented: "Sure, but Clarkson wanted the end of August. He shifted it a week because it was the bank holiday weekend. If he'd allowed the extra week, as originally intended, a lot of the issues would have been resolved."

One more person proposed: "I don't think he had a soft opening with family and friends to iron out any issues that might have cropped up. It was very rushed and was probably meant to be to create more drama for the show.

"I don't think they anticipated the sheer numbers of people who would visit though, which didn't help."