Our Yorkshire Farm

Wasn’t the programme shot last year before their reported split? I do feel that sometimes the children, especially the little ones play to the camera.

Lovely family, oh so happy polite children, very refreshing. Although I had a good and happy childhood I'd love to have grown up this way, I've always loved being outside just like them.
My rescue Romanian dog has sat glued to the last two episodes, think she's very interested in the chickens and sheep!!

Casdon

Kamj because what we see is a snapshot of their lives, they don’t talk about anybody that they aren’t in direct contact with on the programme. That’s the way with all reality shows, it’s concentrated on what’s interesting to watch, not incidentals.

I would have thought there would be some mention of the siblings regardless of being on the show or not

My goodness there are some cynical people on this thread!

Hetty 58 and nightowl - for shame.

Report from the papers say the couple are living apart Amanda is out touring with her talks and the neighbours say they have not lived together for months. I am so sorry for those poor children .

If the couple are goong thru a tough time I would think it is more to do with their age differences.
Amanda is coming up to menopause time and Clive is 70 years old.
I know hormones ramp up as we go to menopause and at 70 perhaps Clive is just not so interested.

I think they are are a lovely family who do my heart much good when I watch their show.
I wish them only good things and hope that they will continue to run their farm and look after their wonderful children.

I find some comments here rather nasty like "the children don't always seem to know what they are doing?" Really? Well they are brilliant with mother ewes and baby lambs even though Nance and Clemmy are just 4 and 5 years old.
They care for those animals and will always know how to. Makes a change from plastic dolls and screens.

I'm sure that whether or not Amanda and Clive's marriage will survive, they will be as level headed about it as they seem to be about their life together so far. There IS a big age difference between them and they've also reached a point in their lives when all the children are now going off to school every day - interesting timing. how many of us have known couples go through difficult patches when they are suddenly confronted with each other after years of childrearing? I certainly have. Good luck to them and the children whatever they ultimately decide to do.

silvercollie

My goodness there are some cynical people on this thread!

Hetty 58 and nightowl - for shame.

For shame? What on earth do you mean?

There is a big article in DM online. (I know,I know). Amanda has been travelling round giving paid for talks and flogging her books. There was one event at Worcester and she spoke as if she and Clive were living normally. She has had lots of trips paid for by media companies including a stay in London with the children in a penthouse or so it says. This is bound to have had an effect. They started off with the simple life but it has got more complex. In a way they are victims of their own success.

well it just goes to show, you can live on one of the most remote farms in the country and your neighbours still spy on you and gossip

I might be wrong, but can well imagine that it would be almost impossible financially for the Owens support their large family if they depended soley on the farm, so I would never criticise either of them for pursuing the media opportunities to add to their income.

As for any difficulties in their marriage, it's sad to hear, but unfortunately it is all too common and can happen to anyone.

I wish them both all the best, whatever the future brings.

This from Ben Fogle on Twitter. ❤️

sounds like a good message

I only watched the first season and really enjoyed it. Earlier this month Amanda was main speaker at a live event I attended. She was excellent and looked fantastic. I did watch the first episode of the latest series (filmed by herself and the children due to the winter and Covid) which was good. The children appear to be grounded and responsible, each having their own chores, etc. However, I checked out her website and was shocked to see how little time she must spend at home as she is so booked up promoting her new book, the tv series, appearing all over the country giving live talks and attending local news programmes where she is appearing. It did make me wonder how much the family actually see of her.

Seems like 'Trouble at t' farm'.
Someone's head's been turned.

I'm afraid that I am going to agree with the minority on here. I have never really taken to the series and always felt that Amanda came over as a bit self-satisfied and smug. The children are lovely, but somehow everything seems too good to be true. There is something that I can't put my finger on that is just not right.

Just adding a bit after seeing the quote from Ben Fogle.

The constant intrusion and scrutiny

But surely they invited that in when they agreed to make the series - were they that innocent that they didn't foresee the outcome?

Shall we just stop speculating and leave them alone?

Like we leave Meghan and Garry alone ?!

Ooops. harry

Meghan and Garry!!!! Now that is going to start some speculation.

BlueSapphire

Just adding a bit after seeing the quote from Ben Fogle.

The constant intrusion and scrutiny

But surely they invited that in when they agreed to make the series - were they that innocent that they didn't foresee the outcome?

Yes, when your life, your family, are the subject of TV series where everything seems too perfect, then perhaps expecting privacy when cracks start to appear is a false hope.

I was always wary of that Garry.

Garry. I knew there was someone else.

Galaxy

I was always wary of that Garry.

How predictive text chose Garry when my best mate is called Harry and therefore I type it a lot I have no idea…..