- Clarkson’s farm season 5 episodes 7 and 8 reveal that Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with cancer
- The final scene shows the treatment going ‘awry’ with Jeremy rushed to hospital
- Season 6 started filming earlier in 2026
Clarkson’s farm season 5 episodes 7 and 8 are now streaming on Prime Video – but they come with the shocking conclusion that Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with cancer.
The diagnosis is revealed halfway through episode 7, when Jeremy tells Kaleb and Charlie that he will be gone for a significant portion of this year’s harvest.
He describes the cancer as “aggressive” but “very early stages”, hoping to be “in and out” for surgery in July 2025, but having known his health status since May.
This ties in with Jeremy’s comments about the crew being “exhausted” and needing a “film break”, which he made in the same month.
Nothing further is mentioned until the very last scene of episode 8, when an ambulance arrives at Diddly Squat. We cut to Jeremy in a hospital bed, who explains that his cancer treatment has gone “wrong”.
“If all goes well, see you for season 6,” he signs off. “If not, I won’t. Take care, everyone.”
The scenes make it disturbing to see, with even Jeremy himself weighing in on Instagram that the final episodes of season 5 are a “difficult watch”.
Despite this, there is a very good reason for fans to be hopeful.
Clarkson’s Farm season 6 in production should be a positive sign for Jeremy’s health
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Clarkson’s farm season 6 has been reported to be in production in the first half of 2026 — so combining this with Jeremy’s season 5 sign-off above, we can assume that all is well (probably) when it comes to his health.
However, this does not mean that the new series has been without problems. In a post on the show’s official Facebook page, its social team said: “Filming has already faced a few obstacles along the way, including a hiatus from production, positive TB [tuberculosis] test and relentless rain earlier this year.”
While we can assume the production hiatus was related to Jeremy’s treatment, this has not been confirmed.
In May 2025, which would have been around the same time Jeremy found out about his diagnosis, he told The Times: “I would do a sixth if there was a reason to do it, like a bloody good story… Whatever happens, we’ll definitely have a short break as the crews are all worn out.
“We’ve been filming here two or three days a week, every week, for five years. Everyone could do with a rest.”
The Season 6 release window has been pushed to summer 2027, meaning new episodes could be seen as late as August. Amazon has yet to make an official statement about the renewal.
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