Viewers have accused a new BBC farming series of “ripping off” the premise of Jeremy Clarkson’s recent Amazon Prime Video documentary, Clarkson’s Farm.
Last night (17 January), the BBC aired the first episode of Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure, a new series starring Kelvin Fletcher.
Writing on Twitter, one person wrote: “On BBC1 right now is a @PrimeVideo Jeremy Clarkson the Farm rip off with Kelvin Fletcher.”
Another person jokingly imagined a conversation among BBC executives: “‘We need something to rival Clarkson’s Farm on [Amazon], but we can’t be seen to be copy cats.