Overview
- Speaking on Radio X, long-time producer Andy Wilman said Jeremy Clarkson believed he would never have another hit before the series launched.
- Wilman recounted that multiple TV executives called asking him to talk Clarkson out of making a show about life on his farm.
- The project emerged from an Amazon deal to continue The Grand Tour that included individual “solo” commissions for the presenters.
- Wilman credited the unscripted ensemble — Kaleb Cooper, Charlie Ireland, Gerald Cooper, Harriet Cowan and Lisa Hogan — as a surprise driver of the show’s appeal.
- Coverage notes the show’s ongoing impact, including Kaleb Cooper filming a four-episode Prime Video series in Australia.