Ingrid Tarrant wants to rival Clarkson's Farm with farming show
TV personality Ingrid Tarrant and Amazon Prime Video's Restaurants of London host Stephanie Brookes have teamed up to front a six-part glamorous farming show, which is looking for a broadcaster.
Ingrid Tarrant wants to rival Clarkson's Farm with a new farming show.
The 70-year-old TV personality - who was previously married to the former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant, 78 - has teamed up with Amazon Prime's Restaurants of London host Stephanie Brookes for Countryside Pursuits with Ingrid and Stephanie.
The proposed series would bring together country-girl Ingrid and city dweller Stephanie - who is the resident Food Expert and
Restaurant Reviewer on BBC Radio London – for an adventure in the English countryside which will see the pair try clay pigeon shooting, tractor-driving, foraging, beekeeping and sheep-wrangling.
Countryside Pursuits has been described as a glamorous version of Jeremy Clarkson's hit Amazon Prime Video docuseries about the 65-year-old star's attempts to run a 1,000-acre farm named Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington, Chipping Norton.
Stephanie, 44, said: "I’ve never even worn wellies."
Ingrid added: "Let’s just say, the countryside won’t know what’s hit it."
A rotating cast of celebrities are set to join Ingrid and Stephanie for supper and stories, sharing their own takes on rural living.
As well as "mud and mayhem", Countryside Pursuits with Ingrid and Stephanie will offer heart and hospitality, culminating each episode with a field-to-fork cooking segment.
Stephanie - back in her culinary comfort zone - will prepare a seasonal dish using ingredients gathered during the day’s adventures.
The BBC Radio London Food Expert's expertise adds a rich layer to the show, grounding the chaos in a genuine celebration of seasonal British produce and rustic cooking.
Her transition from city restaurant reviewer to countryside cook is both humorous and heartfelt - and serves as the emotional anchor of the series.
Countryside Pursuits with Ingrid and Stephanie is in "very early stages", and they are looking for a broadcaster to commission it with Channel 5 top of the list.
The show is also seeking commercial sponsors eager to engage with a broad, cross-generational audience with sponsorship opportunities including product placement, co-branded segments, digital extensions, and on-screen integrations.
