Jan Dowsett

Baby Jasper, toddler Grace and Monty the Pomapoo are the loves of my life. Passionate about books, films, and the great outdoors! Brighton is my home town. ❤️

[Richard Seiler @richardseiler]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦

Jeremy Clarkson has never pretended to be anything other than exactly what he is

Brutally honest. No oil painting. A pot belly, a lifelong smoker, a drinker. Not exactly the modern alpha male or is he?

And somehow that is the whole point

I have watched him for most of my life
First as a motoring journalist who could make you want a car you would never own and never need
Then as something bigger
The loudest, funniest, most unfiltered mouthpiece the ordinary person ever had
A man who said the thing everyone was thinking while the rest of television tiptoed around it

From Top Gear he built something that should not have worked
Three middle aged men, The Stig, a track and a chemistry you cannot manufacture
James May the patient one
Richard Hammond the brave one
And Clarkson the force of nature dragging both of them into chaos and somehow back out again

When it all fell apart at the BBC he could have disappeared
The fracas was not his finest hour and he never pretended it was
He owned it, apologized and carried on
No reinvention, no groveling tour, no carefully managed comeback
He just kept being himself and let the work speak

The move to Amazon and The Grand Tour proved something I think a lot of people missed
The format was never the magic
The men were
You can take three friends out of a studio and drop them anywhere on earth and the loyalty between them travels with them

But it is Clarkson's Farm where the whole picture finally comes into focus

Here is a man with nothing left to prove walking into a field he barely understands and refusing to fake competence he does not have
He has run that farm at break even and then at an outright loss in full public view
No editing it into a success story
No pretending the numbers work when they do not
His farm manager hands him one brutal truth after another and he sits there and takes it

A whole season swallowed by drought even after he leaned into robotics and the most advanced farming money could buy
Technology was supposed to be the answer and the weather did not care
He showed that too
Most people would have cut it

And through all of it he has done something quietly remarkable
He has dragged the plight of the British farmer into the light
The paperwork, the council, the margins that vanish, the weather that ruins a year of work in a week
People who had never thought about where their food comes from suddenly cared because he made them care

And then there is the part nobody warned me about
Men who raise animals for meat and still love them
Who name them, worry about them, sit with them
Who treat them with respect and dignity right up to the moment they cannot keep them
And feel the full weight of sending them off

He does not hide that
He lets the camera sit in the discomfort of it
The grief of a man who knows the deal he made and still finds it hard

That is not weakness
That is honesty most people are far too afraid to show

We live in an age that rewards the polished, the curated, the carefully built personal brand
And here is a scruffy, swearing, chain smoking farmer who has done the opposite of all of it and won
He stayed exactly who he was while the world begged him to become a product

That is the whole secret
There is no act
There never was

And that is exactly why we keep watching

Praying for a full recovery mate, looking forward to another season of Clarkson's Farms!

[Josh @joshpearson180]

As adverts go, it’s a bloody good one 😂

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@bemorebob2 Caring and knowledgeable people selling a range of top quality and thoughtful products with personal service is why I would choose #BeMoreBob above every other pet shop. Even though I sadly don’t live locally!

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@Kesthecollie Brilliant name 😁👏

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@DiaryAlfred 🤗so sweet

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@BexBookaholic @JMSimpsonauthor Thank goodness you pointed us in the right direction! 😁👏🤩

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@JMSimpsonauthor @BexBookaholic So well deserved! 🤩🎉👏

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@BexBookaholic @JMSimpsonauthor How exciting 😮👏😍

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@DiaryAlfred I hope you have lots of wonderful adventures with your new pup. ❤️🐾

[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Pals, me mum has designed a Be More Bob colouring book, based on all my adventures!

You can get a printed version through yous letterbox or a PDF version to print at home.

16 pages of fun to colour with pencils, pens, paints or whatever you like!

https://t.co/WoLqvA7bvq

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@HaggisAdele 🤗❤️🐾

[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Pals, we have a new service on our webby!

If you've ever thought about buying a Ruffwear harness, but you aren't confident to choose the right size, you can fill in our little form and we will help you get the perfect harness and the perfect size!

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[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

We'll miss you Atlas.

What a pleasure it was to know you ❤️

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@bemorebob2 This little vid shows how eager Monty was to try his variety of treats specially selected for sensitive tummies 🤩😍🐾👏

[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Calling all pups! Join us for a puppy play picnic on Saturday 20 June at 1pm!

Meet new pals, enjoy a FREE frozzy frozen treat, play in the paddle pool!

Our secure garden is so much fun! Pups under six months.

Pups learn through play. Come and meet new friends, play together, learn skills, have tons of fun!

(Pups must be vaccinated and social).

https://t.co/SYTXWOgPom

[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Pals, we are packing our webby with useful info. Today's topic is 'treats for dogs with sensitive tummies'

https://t.co/WbEXJKgCb0

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@bemorebob2 Thank you so much Bob and Dolly for my loot! I have sampled them all already. Luv Monty

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@HWarlow What a cutie! And a lovely companion 😊❤️🐾

[Jan Dowsett @JanDowsett]

@bemorebob2 You are so creative with your displays 😁🤩👏🐾

[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Pals, we have a new section on our website for fussy eaters. Plus a blog discussing the subject.

https://t.co/MrXfKsQukK

https://t.co/qMIK6pktO7