Clarkson's Farm
Shares rank 42 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Recommended as an eye-opening, fairly accurate look at running a modern English farm. One critic calls it more content than real farming.
Recommended as an eye-opening, fairly accurate look at running a modern English farm. One critic calls it more content than real farming.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Eye-opening look at modern agriculture
“its extremely good and literally eye-opening to millions about woes and challenges of modern agriculture”
Comment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat” “for some of the messy reality of running an actual modern farm in England”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Proof of Corn” Accurate depiction of farm life
“for some of the messy reality of running an actual modern farm in England”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Proof of Corn” “Clarkson's Farm is surprisingly accurate.”
Comment from 26 Mar 2026 in “Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart of modern farming” Good, enjoyable television
“The first two seasons of Clarkson's Farm were good TV.”
Comment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat” “I thoroughly enjoyed the Amazon series Clarkson's Farm”
Comment from 26 Mar 2026 in “Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart of modern farming” Useful farming information despite entertainment
“To his credit Clarkson has done more form farming with his show than countryfile or the archers has done in decades.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “UK intelligence censored report on global warming and homeland security” “there's a still a lot of info in those shows to not be written off”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Clarkson's FarmThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The first two seasons of Clarkson's Farm were good TV.”
“its extremely good and literally eye-opening to millions about woes and challenges of modern agriculture”
“there's a still a lot of info in those shows to not be written off”
“Clarkson smacks of content farmer cos player more than generationally consistent production farmer”
“To his credit Clarkson has done more form farming with his show than countryfile or the archers has done in decades.”
“Clarkson's Farm is surprisingly accurate.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Amazon series Clarkson's Farm”
“for some of the messy reality of running an actual modern farm in England”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.