How third series of Amazon hit Clarkson's Farm has thrilled fans with show's ... trends now

Clarkson's Farm fans have been thrilled by the long-awaited return of the Amazon hit series after it finally aired on the streaming service earlier today. 

Viewers of the popular farming show, which sees the former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter wrestle with the daily challenges of running his 1,000 acre Diddly Squat Farm located in the idyllic Cotswolds countryside. 

Series one and two, which released in June 2021 and February 2023, respectively, were are an instant hit with audiences across the UK, who were delighted by the array of quirky characters and comical calamities throughout.

And series three has continued its hot steak, delivering on a mixture of humour and  heartbreak as Jeremy and the gang continue in their quest to keep the farm afloat. 

With the first four episodes of the show having been released today, here MailOnline lists some of the shows most memorable moments so far. 

Early on in the first episode of the new series, Jeremy reveals he can no longer afford to keep all of his cows after West Oxfordshire District Council tells him has to close down his newly opened restaurant. 

Jeremy says the local authority has 'gone completely mad' as an enforcement notice tells him to stop close restaurant immediately and reinstate the land to its original state.

The notice then lists a number of items he isn't allowed to keep in the area, which includes: plant pots, gravel, stone and wood chippings, and parking. 

As he watches the cows being loaded up onto the lorry, Jeremy turns to his land agent and advisor for a heart-to-heart.  

'I'm finding today really quite sad as for the last year I've been opening the windows, opening the curtains in the morning and there are the cows. And I love that,' Jeremy says.

'Making cow noises. It just cheers my heart every morning to see them.'

His worries then turn to the calves as he affectionately asks whether they will be able to sleep tonight.

But Kaleb Cooper, 25, then tells Jeremy it is he who won't be sleeping as they 'will be calling all night long'. 

Clearly anxious about Pepper's future, Charlie gives Jeremy a word of warning when he asks what will happen to her. 

'I wouldn't ask too many questions about Pepper,' Charlie says. 'Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answers to.'

There is an awkward moment of silence as Jeremy stares and blinks before turning away and letting out a big audible sigh and muttering: 'Oh Christ.' 

Jeremy took an instant shine to Pepper during Clarkson's Farm 2, when he is asked to look after her by five-year-old Rosie, the daughter of her previous owner. 

He said: 'This is my pet. Five-year-old Rosie, from the farm we bought her from, said this cow was her favourite.

'She asked: "Would you look after Pepper for me?" So I said I would.'

Later in the episode Jeremy begins working on another hare brained plan to make money for the farm as he realises he only uses around half of his land for farming.

He tells the camera: 'I wonder if you could farm the unfarmed. I wonder if I could make money about the bit of the farm I'm not farming.' 

His latest scheme comes with some good news for his second in command Kaleb, as Jeremy reveals he is giving the 25-year-old a promotion to help him deal with the extra workload.

Jeremy tells Kaleb he is being made farm manager to look after the arable farmland, while he works out how to make money from the unfarmable areas.

Unsurprisingly the former Top Gear presenter decides to turn it into a competition as he challenges Kaleb to see who can make more money over the next year.

This then sets up the central storyline throughout the series as Jeremy and Kaleb battle it out to see who is the superior farmer. 

At the end of the first episode, Clarkson receives the heartbreaking news that fan favourite Gerald Cooper has been diagnosed with cancer during a phone call with who is thought to be the 74-year-old's wife. 

Viewers are left in suspense as the former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter is seen to be in dismay, before telling the cameras 'Gerald's got cancer. Oh s***.'

Clarkson later reveals in the second episode more details about Gerald's cancer diagnosis. 

He tells viewers: 'Gerald had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Something me and Kaleb discussed while trying to do what our absent friend normally does.'

The motoring star is seen rebuilding a wall with farmhand Kaleb Cooper, 25, a job that usually fell to Gerald as Diddly Squat Farm's resident dry stone-waller.

Jeremy says: 'I've been phoning around, doctors and things I know, and his odds are really good but it's scaring him to death.' Kaleb replies 'He doesn't understand, you know that.'

Jeremy adds: 'I know he doesn't understand and he's bewildered because, for obvious reasons, somebody said, "Look, I'm sorry it's cancer", and that's all he heard. He's desperately upset, terrified. Poor man.' 

Kaleb then praises Gerald for how 'strong' he is, adding that he has 'worked on the land all of his life.'

It was previously revealed that Gerald has been combine harvesting on the farm for 50 years and seems to have a constant smile on his face.

His hilarious demeanour captured the hearts of the nation in the first series of Clarkson's farm and had viewers in stitches with his strong West Country accent, which Jeremy occasionally struggles to understand.

Later in the series, Kaleb and Clarkson provide a positive update

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