16-01-2023, 08:20 PM
(16-01-2023, 07:38 PM)IanJRedman Wrote: Variety is reporting that none of Jeremy Clarkson's shows on Amazon Prime will be renewed beyond their current commissions, claiming The Grand Tour will end after four more specials, and Clarkson's Farm will finish with Season 3.
If this is true - and if it really is a direct response to the Meghan Markle debacle, as it's being framed here - then this is rather bizarre IMO... Waiting the best part of another two years before axing someone would be a rather odd route to take!
Probably because its a contractual matter and they've most likely already handed over the money to make those shows.
Grand Tour according to that article has four more specials to go (which suggests they've already made or are currently filming), and Clarkson's Farm was renewed for a third series after the second had been filmed, which is ready to drop.
May be a case of its cheaper to ride it out than pull the plug on production or not air at all. After all its not the first time Clarkson has dropped himself in it, and it probably won't be the last. Amazon knew what they were getting when he was kicked off Top Gear (which is all Grand Tour is in new colours) for what happened there, and leopards don't change their spots.