Clarkson’s Farm

[TheDeuce]

Smollet said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Mont Blanc said:

What an absolute prick that doorman was:

"If you knock that loud again, I'll throw you out"

"Sorry, we're farmers"

"I don't care. I'm not"

fk off mate.

I suspect the producers felt the same, hence it being left in and the volume boosted.

I hope whoever visits next if they've seen this knocks very loudly. I know I would.

I was pretty appalled by the daft attitude about how hard they knocked on the door.

I tried to justify it in my mind, of course the guy on the other side of the door is chiefly concerned with security and doesn't want loud banging noises outside the front door of no10.. But actually, if it's so fking important bolt the knocker down or pad it to make it less abrupt. Telling a visitor off for using a door knocker, when you have a door with a knocker, is just moronic - and extremely rude.

Can anyone think of a factor that justified the rudeness that couldn't be solved by simply modifying the knocker, if it's such a big deal?

[Riley Blue]

TheDeuce said:

Smollet said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Mont Blanc said:

What an absolute prick that doorman was:

"If you knock that loud again, I'll throw you out"

"Sorry, we're farmers"

"I don't care. I'm not"

fk off mate.

I suspect the producers felt the same, hence it being left in and the volume boosted.

I hope whoever visits next if they've seen this knocks very loudly. I know I would.

I was pretty appalled by the daft attitude about how hard they knocked on the door.

I tried to justify it in my mind, of course the guy on the other side of the door is chiefly concerned with security and doesn't want loud banging noises outside the front door of no10.. But actually, if it's so fking important bolt the knocker down or pad it to make it less abrupt. Telling a visitor off for using a door knocker, when you have a door with a knocker, is just moronic - and extremely rude.

Can anyone think of a factor that justified the rudeness that couldn't be solved by simply modifying the knocker, if it's such a big deal?

Did you actually see a doorman utter those words?

It would have been so easy for that to have been concocted by the crew for comic effect, don't you think?

[TheDeuce]

Riley Blue said:

TheDeuce said:

Smollet said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Mont Blanc said:

What an absolute prick that doorman was:

"If you knock that loud again, I'll throw you out"

"Sorry, we're farmers"

"I don't care. I'm not"

fk off mate.

I suspect the producers felt the same, hence it being left in and the volume boosted.

I hope whoever visits next if they've seen this knocks very loudly. I know I would.

I was pretty appalled by the daft attitude about how hard they knocked on the door.

I tried to justify it in my mind, of course the guy on the other side of the door is chiefly concerned with security and doesn't want loud banging noises outside the front door of no10.. But actually, if it's so fking important bolt the knocker down or pad it to make it less abrupt. Telling a visitor off for using a door knocker, when you have a door with a knocker, is just moronic - and extremely rude.

Can anyone think of a factor that justified the rudeness that couldn't be solved by simply modifying the knocker, if it's such a big deal?

Did you actually see a doorman utter those words?

It would have been so easy for that to have been concocted by the crew for comic effect, don't you think?

I work in TV so yes, I do think it would have been very easy for someone else to say the parts of the 'unseen man'. But I also doubt on this occasion, for something that was more jarring than amusing, they would have gone to the effort of making No10 staff look rude and unwelcoming. It's a bugger getting cameras into some places in the first place and no10 will surely have a veto on content filmed there in case they need to ban anything that is obviously designed to falsely portray the experience of that represents a security risk.

I think it highly unlikely they added it in falsely.

[CLK-GTR]

TheDeuce said:

I work in TV so yes, I do think it would have been very easy for someone else to say the parts of the 'unseen man'. But I also doubt on this occasion, for something that was more jarring than amusing, they would have gone to the effort of making No10 staff look rude and unwelcoming. It's a bugger getting cameras into some places in the first place and no10 will surely have a veto on content filmed there in case they need to ban anything that is obviously designed to falsely portray the experience of that represents a security risk.

I think it highly unlikely they added it in falsely.

I'd think given the backlash they would have issued a comment by now if it didn't happen.

[TheDeuce]

CLK-GTR said:

TheDeuce said:

I work in TV so yes, I do think it would have been very easy for someone else to say the parts of the 'unseen man'. But I also doubt on this occasion, for something that was more jarring than amusing, they would have gone to the effort of making No10 staff look rude and unwelcoming. It's a bugger getting cameras into some places in the first place and no10 will surely have a veto on content filmed there in case they need to ban anything that is obviously designed to falsely portray the experience of that represents a security risk.

I think it highly unlikely they added it in falsely.

I'd think given the backlash they would have issued a comment by now if it didn't happen.

I'd be astonished if they didn't have the ability to pull any BS falsities way ahead of transmission tbh. But yea, if a producer was dumb enough to make up such an exchange, you'd expect comment and criticism from No10 at the very least.

Conversely, if it did really happen, No10 wouldn't be able to demand its removal.

[Flumpo]

TheDeuce said:

CLK-GTR said:

TheDeuce said:

I work in TV so yes, I do think it would have been very easy for someone else to say the parts of the 'unseen man'. But I also doubt on this occasion, for something that was more jarring than amusing, they would have gone to the effort of making No10 staff look rude and unwelcoming. It's a bugger getting cameras into some places in the first place and no10 will surely have a veto on content filmed there in case they need to ban anything that is obviously designed to falsely portray the experience of that represents a security risk.

I think it highly unlikely they added it in falsely.

I'd think given the backlash they would have issued a comment by now if it didn't happen.

I'd be astonished if they didn't have the ability to pull any BS falsities way ahead of transmission tbh. But yea, if a producer was dumb enough to make up such an exchange, you'd expect comment and criticism from No10 at the very least.

Conversely, if it did really happen, No10 wouldn't be able to demand its removal.

[Dashnine]

TheDeuce said:

I was pretty appalled by the daft attitude about how hard they knocked on the door.

I tried to justify it in my mind, of course the guy on the other side of the door is chiefly concerned with security and doesn't want loud banging noises outside the front door of no10.. But actually, if it's so fking important bolt the knocker down or pad it to make it less abrupt. Telling a visitor off for using a door knocker, when you have a door with a knocker, is just moronic - and extremely rude.

Can anyone think of a factor that justified the rudeness that couldn't be solved by simply modifying the knocker, if it's such a big deal?

I suspect, given that the No.10 door normally magically opens as the person approaches that he was embarrassed that someone actually had to knock.

Given Charlie's knock was so loud, everyone within earshot in No.10 will have known he didn't see them approaching on camera and open it in time. Perhaps he knew he'll be ribbed about it for weeks, or it's a competition between the doormen on each shift to get the least number of people having to knock, who knows but I suspect it's something like that rather than any TV fakery.

[TheDeuce]

Dashnine said:

TheDeuce said:

I was pretty appalled by the daft attitude about how hard they knocked on the door.

I tried to justify it in my mind, of course the guy on the other side of the door is chiefly concerned with security and doesn't want loud banging noises outside the front door of no10.. But actually, if it's so fking important bolt the knocker down or pad it to make it less abrupt. Telling a visitor off for using a door knocker, when you have a door with a knocker, is just moronic - and extremely rude.

Can anyone think of a factor that justified the rudeness that couldn't be solved by simply modifying the knocker, if it's such a big deal?

I suspect, given that the No.10 door normally magically opens as the person approaches that he was embarrassed that someone actually had to knock.

Given Charlie's knock was so loud, everyone within earshot in No.10 will have known he didn't see them approaching on camera and open it in time. Perhaps he knew he'll be ribbed about it for weeks, or it's a competition between the doormen on each shift to get the least number of people having to knock, who knows but I suspect it's something like that rather than any TV fakery.

I'm sure most people wouldn't reach up and slam the knocker even if the door failed to magically open. But as they said at the time 'we're farmers', they have no time for BS like a door knocker that isn't supposed to actually be knocked.

I'm thinking the grumpy doorman in question has received only mockery since the episode went out - what sort of muppet fails to open a door and then complains when the person on the other side knocks

[Dashnine]

TheDeuce said:

I'm sure most people wouldn't reach up and slam the knocker even if the door failed to magically open.

I think you see Charlie turn round and look at the crew as if to say 'They do know we're coming, right?' in a moment of uncertainty as the door hadn't opened.

[TheDeuce]

Dashnine said:

TheDeuce said:

I'm sure most people wouldn't reach up and slam the knocker even if the door failed to magically open.

I think you see Charlie turn round and look at the crew as if to say 'They do know we're coming, right?' in a moment of uncertainty as the door hadn't opened.

There may even have been someone behind the camera gesturing that he should knock on the door - but whatever, if you're invited somewhere and the door is closed, you may well knock..

This basic stuff, the sort of thing they teach you on day one of how to use a door

[Smollet]

TheDeuce said:

There may even have been someone behind the camera gesturing that he should knock on the door - but whatever, if you're invited somewhere and the door is closed, you may well knock..

This basic stuff, the sort of thing they teach you on day one of how to use a door

All I can say is I have a brass knocker on my door and don’t mind a good hit rather than a pathetic tap which most delivery drivers seem to specialise in resulting in missed deliveries.

Edited by Smollet on Wednesday 29th May 18:00

[The Gauge]

[pingu393]

The Gauge said:

If true, I think this is a win for everybody, except West Oxfordshire Council .

[WPA]

Kaleb by all accounts is launching his own Youtube channel.

[croyde]

I avoided this, for some reason, despite Jeremy's face popping up every time I turned on Prime.

I had got tired of Top Gear and didn't follow the trio over to the Grand Tour.

I was chatting to a very attractive Lithuanian lady at work who said it was a great programme so, in order to have more to talk about next time I would see her, I put the first episode on that very evening.

I bloody loved it, and watched all 3 series in less than two weeks. I felt like they were part of my family.

Many great bits, the beer one was very funny, and so interesting to learn how a lot of farmers struggle, sadly.

I worked on a dairy farm in Denmark back in the 80s. It was tough work, milking, ploughing, sowing, fixing stuff and for me learning as I was a Londoner with no experience and thrown in the deep end.

14 hour days, 7 days a week but boy! it was an experience.

Kaleb, if a calf gets stuck, do the tieing of the legs thing with baling twine and use a pitchfork for leverage. Ask me how I know

Edited by croyde on Thursday 6th June 21:29

[CoolHands]

croyde said:

14 days, 7 days a week but boy! it was an experience.

You did 2 weeks work?

[croyde]

CoolHands said:

croyde said:

14 days, 7 days a week but boy! it was an experience.

You did 2 weeks work?

Damn! edited

[Lincsls1]

croyde said:

I avoided this, for some reason, despite Jeremy's face popping up every time I turned on Prime.

I had got tired of Top Gear and didn't follow the trio over to the Grand Tour.

I avoided the Grand Tour for a long time too, however have recently started working through them.
Honestly, they are very good. Especially the specials.
Give them a go?

[the-norseman]

Just finished season 3 and enjoyed it. Bit of a tear jerker at the end, Gerald thanking them all for looking after him.

[Zetec-S]

Lincsls1 said:

croyde said:

I avoided this, for some reason, despite Jeremy's face popping up every time I turned on Prime.

I had got tired of Top Gear and didn't follow the trio over to the Grand Tour.

I avoided the Grand Tour for a long time too, however have recently started working through them.
Honestly, they are very good. Especially the specials.
Give them a go?

The early studio stuff was a bit "meh", but agree the specials are enjoyable. As always some more than others, for me the mongolia one is probably pick of the crop.