Jeremy Clarkson's long-time colleague Andy Wilman has opened up about the striking change he has noticed in the TV star since he left fast-paced motoring shows behind for life at Diddly Squat Farm14:55, 08 Jun 2026Jeremy Clarkson has become a noticeably calmer man since swapping global motoring adventures for life on the farm, according to his long-time colleague and Clarkson's Farm executive producer Andy Wilman.‌Wilman, who worked alongside Clarkson for decades on Top Gear and The Grand Tour before joining him on the hit Amazon series Clarkson's Farm, said the presenter is now in "the sweetest spot" of his career.‌The reality TV series follows Clarkson, 66, and his crew as they navigate the challenges of running his Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.‌Speaking on the High Performance podcast, Wilman was asked by host Jake Humphrey whether the Jeremy Clarkson viewers see on Clarkson's Farm is the same man who fronted Top Gear.He said: "Same skills as we've discussed. Different? Yes, he is. You see a calmer man, I see the rushes."‌Wilman said that while Clarkson still turns up his energy levels when filming begins, there is a marked difference in the man when the filming stops.He said: "I see a calmer man. When the camera goes on, obviously, he goes up a notch to perform and talk, but you see a calmer man. He's constantly talking about [the love of the farm] with the film crew. He's absolutely in the sweetest spot, so it is a different Jeremy, short answer."According to Wilman, Clarkson's passion for farming has helped bring out that side of his personality. Wilman added: "The farm has kind of brought it out more. It's enhanced it. I think Top Gear Jeremy was mental, mental, then nothing. Grand Tour, then nothing. I think you'd get an agitated Jeremy, right, because he's programmed to work. He's programmed to do."‌The producer suggested that farming gives Clarkson the sense of purpose he craves without the pressures and constant travel associated with his previous television projects."And the farm is the best green run, ski slope descent into calmness that you could ever have because it's still work," he said."It still requires a lot of effort and brain power, but all he's got to do is step out of his front door and he's at work without having to get on the plane and go to Mauritania, and have a crew of eight million and all that stuff. That gets wearing, that kind of thing."‌Wilman said many of the crew members working on Clarkson's Farm previously worked on Top Gear and The Grand Tour, but the pace of life is very different.He said: "He's got veterans from Top Gear and Grand Tour. And their days are they'll film a scene, like, let's say, move goats or cow birth or something, and then after that's done, they're going to have a cup of coffee and sometimes they go, 'what should we do next?'"Article continues belowFor Clarkson, he suggested, that slower pace combined with meaningful work has proved the ideal combination."They're going to do something, but then they have to have a think about it, and it's like. That's just joy for somebody who wants to work. But he's not got like a newspaper deadline or the weight of the world's expectations on him," he added.The fifth instalment of the series is available to watch on Prime Video.