Accidental Farmer
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2010
- 1 pilot
Comedy drama pilot starring Ashley Jensen as a high-powered London-based executive who moves to the country to run a farm. Stars Ashley Jensen, Michael Hodgson, Jean Heywood, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Shaun Dooley and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Ashley Jensen, Michael Hodgson, Jean Heywood, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Shaun Dooley, Raza Jaffrey, Sally Phillips, Robert Pugh and more
- Writers
- Daisy Coulam and Mandie Fletcher
- Director
- Mandie Fletcher
- Producers
- Ellen Taylor, Jo Sargent and John Yorke
- Company
Ashley Jensen, star of Ugly Betty and Extras, returns to the BBC in this 60-minute comedy pilot.
Erin Taylor (Jensen), is a high-powered, London-based ad executive who has it all - the successful career, the stunning flat, the gorgeous boyfriend, Mike.
A control-freak, who plans every aspect of her life, nothing takes Erin by surprise - until she discovers Mike in bed with a woman half her age.
She wreaks revenge by abusing his credit card buying, among other things, a run-down farm in Yorkshire. With Mike's scorn ringing in her ears, Erin decides to make a go of it. How hard can it be to run a farm?
Little did she realise she'd be sharing a bed with Olive, an octogenarian sitting tenant; or fending off Clive, the inebriated handyman; or being shouted at by Judith, the horsey neighbour; or embarrassing herself in front of Matt, the dishy vet - not to mention living with a piglet. Erin hadn't imagined just how much she'd have to muck in.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 21st December 2010 at 9pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Monday 9th January 2012 at 1:00am on BBC HD
- Saturday 7th January 2012 at 11:00pm on BBC HD