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Jeremy Clarkson’s Clarkson Farm has inspired the reboot of a dating show (Picture: Channel Five / Getty)
A British reality TV show is reportedly poised for a reboot nearly two decades after it was axed thanks to the influence of Jeremy Clarkson.
The producers of Farmer Wants A Wife want to capitalise on the renewed interest in agriculture and rural living after shows like Clarkson’s Farm and Our Yorkshire Farm.
First aired in 2001 on ITV, the programme sees farmers welcome city women into their homes in the hope of finding love.
Farmer Wants A Wife aired for just one season on the broadcaster before moving to Channel 5 eight years later.
The 2009 reboot, presented by popstar Louise Redknapp, 50, was also shelved after one season.
However, now producers believe the time is ripe to give Farmer Wants A Wife a third chance in the UK, owing to growing enthusiasm for the presentation of the countryside on screen.
Farmer Wants A Wife is set to be rebooted in the UK (Picture: Five TV)
A TV source told The Sun: ‘Farmer Wants A Wife was one of telly’s earlier dating shows before the likes of Love Island and Married at First Sight came along and created a whole new genre.
‘The time is thought to be right to revisit the UK farmers as interest in rural living has never been greater thanks to Jeremy Clarkson et al and after Covid many have rethought city life.
‘It’s early days, so a channel isn’t yet attached, nor a host, but everyone is very excited.’
While the UK’s original version of the show failed to set viewing figures alight, Farmer Wants A Wife has been an international success for its creators, production company Fremantle.
The show follows city women who move in with a farmer to find love (Picture: Channel 5)
The BBC commissioned its own version of Farmer Wants A Wife with Sara Cox (Picture: BBC/Boundless/Pete Dadds)
The format has been adapted by over 30 countries, including Australia, France, Sweden, Romania and the US.
The BBC was also seemingly inspired by the premise after it aired BBC Two show Love In The Countryside for two seasons in 2018 and 2019.
The show followed seven rural singletons from across the UK as they enlisted the help of farmer’s daughter Sara Cox to find true love.
Farmer Wants A Wife is not the only ITV show reportedly getting the reboot treatment.
There has been a spate of rural shows – including Clarkson’s Farm(Picture: Amazon Prime)
Benidorm’s Solana Resort could be back in business after the show’s creator confirmed he has been in discussions about a new season.
The beloved comedy premiered on ITV in 2007, garnering an instant fanbase thanks to hysterical performances from the likes of Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, Janine Duvitski, Sheila Reid, Tim Healy, and Johnny Vegas.
It followed an ensemble cast playing holidaymakers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Spain, where chaos ensued.
Benidorm ran for 10 series across 74 episodes, finishing in 2018 when the channel pulled the plug, with original cast members having departed and ratings dipping.
A reboot of ITV comedy Benidorrm has also been teased (Picture: ITV)
Addressing rumours of a reboot, the show’s creator and writer Derren Litten hinted Benidorm’s return was on the cards.
‘Have I been talking to ITV in the last few months? Yes I have,’ he teased on a Facebook live, according to The Sun.
‘Have ITV commissioned a special or a series at the moment? No. Might they in the next few weeks, couple of months? Yeah they might. They might.
‘So I hope that gives you some hope, and I hope that gives you some idea of where we are.’
Metro has contacted Fremantle for comment.
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