Clarkson’s Farm season three was just released on Amazon Prime, and fans who have been left distraught after watching a key moment.
Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson’s show is known for mixing heartbreak with joy, and the latest instalment is no different as fans were left laughing and crying after watching the first four episodes.
One specific scene that brought a lot of viewers to tears took place in the fourth episode when the pigs that were purchased by Jeremy, 64, at the beginning of the season, began giving birth to piglets.
In the episode, one pig gave birth to several pigs but the heartwarming moment turned heartbreaking when she accidentally killed some of them them by sitting in on and sufficating them.
As you can imagine, this broke viewers’ hearts as the piglets’ lifeless bodies were shown on camera.
In the same episode, another pregnant pig, who was named Baroness by Jeremy’s partner Lisa Hogan, 50, was induced early and gave birth to premature piglets that didn’t survive – despite the efforts from Lisa and Jeremy to keep them alive and feed them from a bottle.
Baroness was then put down by the vet as she was struggling to eat or drink and rapidly getting more unwell, with a suspected incurable liver problem or cancer.
Fans flocked to social media to share their heartache, calling the show a difficult watch. ‘Episode 4 of Clarkson’s Farm is not an easy watch #ClarksonsFarm,’ said @MidgardianMatt.
@MASZYNOZNAWSTWO commented: ‘Fourth episode of clarkson’s farm was bloody miserable, I constantly felt so sorry for them and their loss.’
Another fan, @beckywi91126152, commented: ‘Clarkson’s farm is back on & omg I am crying because of the piggies 🐖 & the baby piglets #ClarksonsFarm.’
@Jamiec1233 added: ‘Very emotional and heart-breaking seeing those poor piglets sadly die, same as Baroness the mother pig before the credits went up. It’s like saying a very emotional goodbye to a dying relative at a hospital.’
Clarkson previously spoke about how heartbroken he was after his pigs died in ‘alarming numbers’, saying: ‘You don’t say, “Let’s buy some pigs and hope they die,” I’ve always liked pigs.’
‘My mother used to buy me toy pigs every Christmas and birthdays,’ he went on, recalling his ‘fondness’ for pigs.
‘I thought it would be fun to have them, and then they just died in alarming numbers.’
‘It was very heart-breaking, I’d never ever seen Lisa [cry], not once ever, until that all started.
‘It was just terrible. I mean they still die, but we’re getting more used to it now, we’re a bit more robust.’
He added: ‘We’re a bit stronger at dealing with it now. But it was a very heart-breaking time.’
The four-part series was filled with tragic moments, and right from the jump, Jeremy was forced to kill an animal he promised five-year-old to protect.
The cow named Pepper, who played a key part in earlier series, was seen being sent to the slaughter house in the first moments of the show.
‘Excuse me- I wanted to watch Clarkson’s Farm for the relaxing moo and wheat swaying in the wind. I didn’t want to be crying over Pepper the cow in the first 10 minutes. THIS ISN’T RELAXING AAAAH,’ said @YesMissMurphy who’s distress was echoed by a lot of viewers.
In another part of the series, it was revealed that Gerald Cooper has cancer. ‘Gerald’s got cancer. Oh s**t,’ Jeremy told the camera crew in the series.
Gerald was a key part of season one and two and his cancer diagnosis explained his absence in the first four episodes.
The first part of the season was only four episodes long, and it is expected that the second half of the eight part series will be just as moving.
Clarkson’s Farm season 3 part 2 is set to be released on May 10.
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