Fletcher’s Family Farm has been airing repeats every Monday at 7.30pm.
Jeremy Clarkson will be back on screens tonight(Image: ITV)
Fletcher’s Family Farm has been replaced by a new Jeremy Clarkson series.
Every Monday at 7.30pm, audiences have been treated to classic episodes of Kelvin and Liz Fletcher’s farming programme, which chronicles the triumphs and tribulations of managing their Cheshire farm. In their latest episode, Kelvin and Liz spoke candidly about a devastating loss on the farm.
The couple welcomed vet Angelica to the farm for a health check on their flock, following the heartbreaking death of their beloved pet lamb, Aga.
Kelvin opened up about the toll worms had already taken on the flock, saying: “We’re taking a belt and braces approach this year, as through the winter, worms were a real problem and proved to be fatal for a couple of our lambs, including our beloved Aga. Aga was an orphan lamb whom we fell in love with, but later lost to a worm infection.”
Despite the sombre backdrop, there were lighter moments during the health check. Liz commented on the task of rounding up the sheep: “It kind of looks a bit chaotic, but this is the smoothest it’s ever happened.”
ITV has been airing repeats of Fletcher’s Family Farm every Monday
However, tonight (Monday, August 31), Fletcher’s Family Farm will not be shown, as it has been replaced by a new series of Jeremy Clarkson’s Millionaire Hot Seat.
It is not the first time Clarkson has nudged farming content aside — the former Top Gear presenter has also made his own hugely popular foray into agriculture with Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime Video, which follows his attempts to run Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.
The synopsis for the Millionaire Hot Seat quiz programme, which runs from 7.30pm to 8pm, reads: “Jeremy Clarkson returns with the quiz as six more hopefuls compete for £1 million, with only one player at a time able to take a place in the Hot Seat and answer multiple-choice questions to work the way up the Money Ladder.
“Each question is against the clock and if a player gets one wrong they are eliminated, the top prize drops, and the next player takes their place.”
Jeremy Clarkson will be back with a new series of Millionaire Hot Seat(Image: ITV)
ITV has yet to confirm when the new series of Fletcher’s Family Farm will broadcast, though Kelvin and Liz have disclosed that two additional seasons have been commissioned, reports the Daily Star.
Kelvin and Liz Fletcher said: “We’re delighted to be returning for series five and six. What started as a simple desire to share our family’s journey has grown into something far bigger than we ever imagined.
“We’d like to thank ITV for their continued support and belief in the series and Daisybeck Studios for creating such a true account of our lives.
“As we enter this next chapter, we’re also proud that Fletcher Studios will be joining Daisybeck as a co-production partner on the series. It’s an exciting step for us creatively.”
In the meantime, devoted fans can catch up on all series of Fletcher’s Family Farm on ITVX.
