- Clarkson’s Farm season 5 episodes 7 and 8 reveal that Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with cancer
- Final scene shows 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 away for a significant portion of the year’s harvest.
He describes the cancer as “aggressive” but “very early stages,” hoping to be “in and out” for an operation in July 2025 but having known about his health status since that May.
This ties in with the comments Jeremy made about the crew being “worn out” and needing a “filming break” that he made during 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 “awry.”
“If all goes well, I’ll see you for season 6,” he signs off with. “If not, I won’t. Take care, everyone.”
The scenes make for distressing viewing, with even Jeremy himself weighing in on Instagram that the final season 5 episodes are a “difficult watch.”
Despite this, there’s a very good reason why fans should be hopeful.
Clarkson’s Farm season 6 being in production should be a positive sign for Jeremy’s health
Clarkson’s Farm season 6 has been widely reported to be in production during the first half of 2026 — so if we combine this with Jeremy’s season 5 sign-off above, we can assume that all is well (enough) when it comes to his health.
However, that doesn’t mean that the new series has been without its troubles. In a post on the show’s official Facebook page, its social team said: “Filming has already faced a few hurdles along the way, including a break from production, positive TB [tuberculosis] testing, and relentless rain earlier this year.”
While we can assume that the production break was related to Jeremy’s treatment, this hasn’t been confirmed.
In May 2025, which would have been around the same time Jeremy found out about his diagnosis, he told The Times: “I’d do a sixth if there was a reason for doing it, like a bloody good story… Whatever happens we’ll definitely take 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. Everybody could do with a rest.”
The season 6 release window has been pushed until summer 2027, meaning that new episodes could be seen as late as August. Amazon has yet to make an official statement about the renewal.
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