Cheerful Charlie - The Bearer of Good News

[@danmayberry1185]

Charlie is the un-Clarkson.

[@raygt6370]

There’s a lot of truth in that

[@Ptownmarc]

Anti-Clarkson

[@avalsirithanawat1772]

Anti-JC

[@t.wcharles2171]

@@Ptownmarc who wants to be a debtor.

[@jloae820]

Bizzaro Clarkson

[@user-gl8qu7qf2q]

Charlie is exactly what Jeremy needs in his business, knows the laws and rules, how things are done and isn't afraid to say no Jeremy at times

[@Vollification]

Farming is crazy. Jeremy was used to "I'm going to drive this car from point X to Y", the only thing he had to basically care about was if he had the correct driving licence, visa and passport. The laws and regulations he had to pay attention to could be placed on a small pamphlet with pictures. The laws around farming and foodstuffs is a bible by comparison.

[@NeyGeneral]

Fax

[@krazYFaic]

Charlie looks like someone who is used to giving bad news and can deescalate any tension that may arise. Sensible is the word I think.

[@Vollification]

Why is this man here? Shouldn't he be negotiating for peace in the Middle East or something?

[@marcdumont2275]

​@@Vollification I would imagine he's dividing his time.

[@tengille]

He's very matter-of-fact, but always immensely respectful, with a good sense of humor... not to mention being quite knowledgeable. More people should learn to debate, negotiate, and work like Charlie.

[@stevedouglas3975]

I love Charlie, his deadpan delivery of bad news a joy to watch!

[@jeffmattel7867]

lol

[@daquaviousbingleton9763]

It’s not even bad news the guy literally just speaks facts never seen someone spit so much cold hard truth and he’s knowledgeable af about his craft gotta respect it

[@samvrs]

yh same think he fits in well in the cast

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

​@samvrs isot me or does he remind me of the doctor in Star Trek Voyager,?

[@guharup]

Charlies knowledge about all things farming is mindboggling

[@serdarcam99]

and hes also doing accounting hes a really special person

[@mrducky179]

youd think so thats his job after all

[@OffGridInvestor]

Probably not much different from my fathers.

[@andrewmarr8279]

It is mind-bottling

[@henrik1743]

@@serdarcam99 Clarksons was right in that they need to be so many different jobs in one basically whne you are a farmer.

[@beeticket]

I just love Charlie Ireland so much. His competence, knowledge, patience, practicality, and work ethic are all very admirable. Plus he's just an adorable person. There's a detectable warmth and innocence to him that I can't quite explain.

[@kg-bv4nw]

He’s exquisite! 🙂‍↕️🧑🏼‍🌾❤️‍🔥

[@You.are.boring.me.now2024]

"Given that he's not the most patient person" ...... understatement of the decade.

[@pallasathena1555]

😂 his catchphrase is “speed and power”

[@nocturnalcove9736]

I'm honestly shocked Charlie didn't lose his mind at the council during season 2. They did everything to screw him and Jeremy over.

[@jaanmuhammadashmal1001]

If it was up to me I would personally go and do what I can to do anything and everything that pisses the counsil off.

[@yibbo0]

​​@@mcredmond_0262 please note it's the town council not the government a small but important distinction

[@izuanwahab2096]

I hate the council. Jeremy was right about those idiot

[@autr3553]

@@yibbo0 nah fuck the council, selfish twats. the cafe would bring additional revenue not only to the farmers who are already getting screwed over, but revenue to the community as well.

[@107assassin]

"Why does everybody shout at me? Literally I get up in the morning people shout at me. Kaleb shouts at me. Charlie shouts at me..." - Jeremy in Clarkson's Farm S1 E4, Wilding, when Lisa shouts at Jeremy for lacerating and aerating portions of the landscape for a dam and pond. I've never seen Charlie shout at Clarkson so that surprises me.

[@Lc-vv4it]

Charlie is the quintessential polite intelligent English gentleman. Such an integral part of the show.

[@kg-bv4nw]

He is a perfect gentleman it makes him quite irresistible 💘💍👰🏻‍♀️💒🤵🌷

[@BlackSkullArmor]

"We are working within the rules and an entire field is dead" Ah, the struggles of being a farmer

[@RobotsGreatWar2]

But what they won't say in the video that Neonictinoids are banned because of their lethality to pollinating insects; which are required on the farm. Instead of bashing the EU; attack the forestry industry and trade standards that failed to biosecurity the UK by preventing the spread of non-native pests.

[@Vollification]

That part almost made me cry. A whole field just "dead"... Imagine if you spend all that time with preparing the field, plowing, planting, the money to buy seed and fertilizer, everything just to hear "Sorry, the field is dead..." All of that time and money WASTED, down the drain. You would have actually, literally and unironically been better off economically if you had spent all that time just sitting on your ass and drinking beer.

[@swesleyc7]

*being a member of the EU. Welcome to Marxism.

[@99thTuesday]

It’s a shame they never go into *why* the rules exist. In this case it’s because the pesticide they talked about was found to also kill off the bee population. Without bees, whole swaths of agriculture become unviable. The rule may have been punishing to Clarkson in this case, but it’s there to protect all farms and farmers from a much biggest cost than a single failed field.

[@rinleez]

"Yep" - Charlie

[@TheAndre8900]

Charlie should recive the nobel price for piece. For dealing with Clarkson's shenanigans on a daily basis YOU MUST have the patience of a saint.

[@GeightD]

price for piece

[@michaelrawson6261]

Not piece... ... PEACE!!!

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Farming is a patient game

[@Q8Bart]

Nobel Price for Farming 🚜 Tips 😉

[@Squiddy-go1du]

Honestly, to me (at least in the first season) every time Charlie and Jeremy talk, I get this nervous energy from him.

[@simonaustin3719]

Love Charlie, he always has a really polite way of telling Clarkson something is wrong 😂

[@bizling]

Charlie is the kind of person who just either has experience, some awareness or knows someone who can help about the "thing you are doing/seeking". A role model Englishman.

[@danilopetkovic6793]

"Given that he is not the world's patient man" :D

[@SuperDi_]

You can see that Clarkson really cares about the farm. He was speechless and genuinely upset by the fact the beetles destroyed a field. It wasn't just for the show.

[@johpfit760]

He might care about this farm and I guess there is always a bit of tv magic, but this scene embodies most of what I hate about the show

[@lordpeterturbo5216]

@@johpfit760 just like how your parents hate you/

[@johpfit760]

@@lordpeterturbo5216 you seem pretty attached to a tv show

[@imeverywhere9633]

​@@johpfit760can you elaborate?

[@johpfit760]

@@imeverywhere9633 Sure, Clarkson doesn't know anything about farming, which results in a lot of mistakes and bad decisions that have a big impact. He also loves to blame regulations for things he did wrong.

[@Kevin-Brent]

Minister of Finance & Logistics, Mr. Charles Ireland. 😆 He is definitely part of what makes this show so good. When he comes round to the farm, it's like 'Dad' showed up.

[@mapk1516]

Charlie is James May Caleb is Richard Hammond Jeremy Clarkson is Jeremy Clarkson

[@thatchoirgirl94]

What about Gerald?

[@sriramc5329]

​@@thatchoirgirl94 The stig, since he can't communicate with anyone

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

West Oxfordshire District Council is Tierra Del Fuego

[@abbeycat6425]

I can relate to Charlie. My husband and I are both accountants and constantly giving ‘bad news,’ eg, you have tax to pay, you’ve made a loss, I don’t think that buying that new car is a good idea because you can’t really afford it, you can’t claim gym membership fees as a deduction; there is no way your going to get half of what you think you’re business is worth….and so on…and trying be be tactful and diplomatic while saying it!

[@cathrynm]

This show is fantastic, really.

[@theseageek]

Charlie is the voice of reason that guides Clarkson, and his patience to put up with Clarkson’s shenanigans is just impressive 😂😂

[@JohnSmith-uc4ku]

I never liked Clarkson ever ,till he began farming now I know he is a gentleman, heart in the right place good skin ,,,👍👍👍👍👍 Ireland

[@thebakeosaurusrex8361]

He use to not give a toss about any of it, it has truly humbled him

[@robdog7915]

Maybe Lisa softened him up quite a bit;@@thebakeosaurusrex8361

[@essexginge9167]

Clarkson struggling with the forks while saying fucking useless 😂 I know that pain as I was a forklift driver in my younger days

[@boo_]

What are you now? A spoonlift driver?

[@suba1030]

@@boo_ 🤣

[@essexginge9167]

@@boo_ no i'm the manager

[@automation7295]

Amazon: **Censors swearing on The Grand Tour** Also Amazon : **Allow swearing in Clarkson's Farm to satisfy all men**

[@wedgeantilles3983]

Charlie peaked in Season 2 when the council tried to illegally screw them over and it was the first time you see him get angry. "NO, THEY CANT DO THAT"

[@thatchoirgirl94]

His Cheerfulness Charlie is an absolute gem! He needs even more airtime in season 3.

[@gsampson97]

He's my favourite person in the show, he's just extremely funny and has great timing

[@qasimmir7117]

Something tells me that Cheerful Charlie and James May would get on quite well together, maybe too well.👀

[@perperson199]

Great chap

[@thetalltech1746]

A note on the hay bales with the fertilizer, hat bales will definitely catch fire on their own, especially if they are stored in a damp location or are damp when they are bailed.

[@Vollification]

When I first heard about it I thought "No way." I thought "Well they will catch fire if you leave them out and some daft idiot is smoking around them." Then it turns out "No, this is a more serious fire hazard in damp conditions because mold, it's actually safer to smoke around gasoline barrels because the gasoline is safely stored within a metal barrel. The hay isn't!"

[@firmanang9132]

if there's one man i'd want to deliver bad news to me- it's Charlie

[@deano2160]

He is very good at his job. Reigning back the bad decisions or at least channeling them the better way.

[@mr_earwig6477]

This is a great compilation, but its missing my favourite, the one where Charlie tells Clarkson about the issue with the farm shop's gate. That said, thanks for the upload, its a great show!

[@JohnnyTurnerMusic]

Or Lisa's pricing in the shop 🤣🤣

[@TT_1221]

Or the roof of the shop 😁

[@asicdathens]

About the fertilizer near hay. Hay can ignite due to anaerobic bacteria. 2 You do not want to recreate the explosion of Beirut harbor in rural England by igniting several tons of explosives (That happens to be fertilizer as well). Some rules look bureaucratic and stupid but exist for a reason

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I immediately thought of Beirut harbour and that awful accident/disaster.... plus.. the IRA used fertilizer in bombs.

[@anachronisticon]

"hay doesn't spontaneously combust". Although unlikely, it can and does.

[@andrewjason3756]

His cheerfulness😁

[@Powertampa]

Charlie doesn't have much hair on his head to get optimal cooling for that giant brain in there

[@void3793]

I like charlie, he's the pillar of the continous storm in farming

[@enemdisk6628]

Charlie is such a good addition to the show.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

he's essential to keep it all legal.. lol.

[@jeffmattel7867]

Jokes aside Jeremy really lucked out with the small group of individuals that make up his farm team.

[@EresirThe1st]

Jeremy has a natural talent for picking other talent. He picked Hammond and May after all.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

and the lovely Lisa. she's a good woman.

[@米空軍パイロット]

​@@mariahoulihan9483Her only fault was her insistence on keeping the illegal farm shop goods. Otherwise, a wonderful woman.

[@gaptaxi]

Fertilizer was the favourite bomb making ingredient for the IRA, ANFO, Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil( Diesel) and he´s not worried out it, admittedly is is hard to use or ignite without an explosive booster but the docks blast in Beirut was caused by fertilizer exploding! Not to be underestimated. Great seies though.

[@OffGridInvestor]

It takes at least half a stick of dynamite minimum to get it to go but preferably 2 sticks I think. My uncle was in mining in another state then got an explosives license later. The thing is, hay CAN EASILY spontaneous combust particularly if it hasn't completely dried yet. And you wouldn't want to be burning chemical fertiliser. Probably a bit toxic.

[@cgavin1]

I know its comedy but I think this is a wonderful metaphor so very well done regarding the precariousness of our existence in this "modern" age of plastic wrapped everything.

[@robdog7915]

And the real fight to just produce food!

[@Dryhten1801]

it's not comedy it's a reality show

[@chrislockey7706]

Charlie is brilliant

[@nick4995]

love charlie 💌

[@andreasottohansen7338]

1:05 Listening to that clip, as someone who knows their chemistry (and history), just hearing that they were stored together in the first place is horrifying

[@fayecox9401]

Love cheerful ❤Charlie he also so knowledgeable

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Just started season 3 and I'm surprised Charlie doesn't pull out and open a bottle of scotch everytime he sits down with Jeremy to either hear his latest scheme or give him bad news.

[@PaulNurse1]

Charlie Ireland is an absolute legend

[@jpcreavin92]

Love Charlie

[@LessTrustMoreTruth]

🌞 cheerful Charlie

[@sharonmarx3911]

This is by far the best series ever! The personalities are outstanding, embracing the realm of natural people. Well done to all.!!! Need anothet series team! Xx

[@Bagpipe13]

This is Fuckinx tv gold, more please.

[@fabianstriebeck8054]

charlie was the coolest.

[@BarrenBones-t2h]

Uncommon opinion (I think): Charlie was the best part of the show.

[@perperson199]

Charlie is my favorite

[@bertram-raven]

Charlie's face reminds me of Wallace from The Wrong Trousers.

[@fatbelly27]

Combine Charlie and Clarkson and Caleb and you have a reasonable functioning team

[@dtb4394]

Charlie seems to be an excellent advisor. Cannot shoot the messenger. Excellent idea to buy good second hand farm machinery or hire it each time?

[@kleerauber3931]

The EU does allow pesticides against those bugs I believe.

[@letsburn00]

Clarksons show is constantly complaining about government stuff that's actually quite reasonable. Or misunderstanding what the rules are.

[@csjrogerson2377]

Hay/straw does spontaneously combust, especially when it is stacked whilst damp and no channels re left to allow air to move through the stack. Seen it many times.

[@MoonlightHorizon-ev7ev]

Hay can absolutely spontaeously combust in certain hot conditions.

[@tardismechanic2319]

The worlds most patient man.

[@Akeso_ppp]

i watching only because i like this manager 😂

[@OffGridInvestor]

Hay DOES SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST. People who have been farming for decades know that.

[@userunknown7675]

Yup, add enough heat and a bit of moisture and it can become a big bonfire. Now add fertilizer and you first have a bonfire potentially resulting in an explosion.

[@breakingbaz7709]

What jezza really needs for his spuds is a grimme potato harvester

[@notavailable8227]

He sounds like Bear Grylls on weed

[@robdog7915]

Charlie is exemplifying what a farmer has to go through; I guessing that this is all over the world; Look at France same issue; The US..not far behind;

[@Unedited2022]

Charlie is the only person who can tell Clarkson what to do 😂

[@mypointofview1111]

Him & Kaleb

[@nixmoretta13]

Forget Clarkson, Charlie is my dream man!

[@tyronewhitehead3123]

Great piece of advice

[@entwistlefromthewho]

Charlie has the patience of Jesus. How on Earth he puts up with Clarkson's buffoonery I'll never know.

[@mueedhassan2270]

Charlie is the alkaline to the acidic life of JC 😂

[@Gallus-gallus]

He is just everything Jezza isn't.

[@siraco4278]

And somehow both end up being really likeable

[@ewokssfan1642]

You can tell If was able to Charlie would instantly Quit his Accounting Job and become a full time farmer

[@N1gel]

Great education here. Thank you.

[@No.Handle31]

I know a man just like this, and his name is Charlie also.

[@PatrickMoon994]

Charlie is good tsukomi to Jeremy brilliant boke.

[@ArchieStevens]

amazing

[@klioseth4336]

Hay can spontaneously combust if its humid. Thats why you cant store it with fertilizer.

[@WhitbyStuff]

It looks odd when people flip the video to get round copyright.

[@madafaka_madafaka]

"he is just doing his job" roy keane

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

He’s not gonna be bothered about only making £150 profit from the Gran so long as he’s earning tens of millions out of the farm thanks to commercial deals with Amazon

[@bod-7268]

Love your logic.

[@IvyMike-k7u]

Cheerful Charlie

[@ngiallag2792]

Cheerful Charlie keeps Clarkson in check.

[@DoubleOSeven007]

Factor is Charlie's wages & Kaleb's for that matter & I'm not surprised Diddly Squat farm doesn't make a profit.

[@craigcooknf]

Theee is definitely a ying and yang thing going on here. Either a good casting director or good dumb luck!

[@Adamejdem]

Wódki się wódki napił bezapelacyjnie bym się wódki z wami..pozdro

[@2KXMKR]

Most agricultural fertilizer contains high amounts of ammonium nitrate - AKA the stuff that caused the 2020 Beirut port explosion. So the EU are strict as fuck when it comes to storing it. If stored near hay, which releases gas as it decomposes, it can literally spontaneously combust if that gas mixes with it.

[@ruinfox4108]

yeah up until season 2 when its only bad news he brings,

[@qwill8254]

I totally can relate to Charlie ,

[@MrSimonw58]

I like his tie

[@rondon9897]

Is that true about fertiliser and hay? Surely fertiliser can’t set fire to hay

[@userunknown7675]

I suspect it's the other way around. Don't store it near combusrable materials since fertilizer fires are extremely dangerous. Couple years back you had the Beirut harbor explosion as an example of it.

[@johpfit760]

Hay can spontaneously set fire to itself

[@IsaacBelll]

It's the other way around, hay can catch fire SUPER easily, and fertilisers are basically explosives if you light them on fire.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Mixed they are basically a self detonating bomb.

[@matismf]

Take a load of fuel oil and ammonium nitrate to the council offices!

[@OffGridInvestor]

You need about 2 sticks of dynamite or semtex or something to even get it to go off properly.

[@geznicks]

good to see nick robinson filling his time

[@Drifter0001]

Dear Charlie, please start your own channel and just go around telling farmers what they are doing wrong.

[@GloomGaiGar]

Reality.

[@grahamhill3357]

Charlie get your own back tell the council to put solar panels up see wot thay Saye

[@Eric66h712]

You know 🤦‍♂️🔪🥜

[@lindasapiecha2515]

👍😊

[@altaylor3988]

I can not stand Clarkson... so when I opened this I had no idea it was about clarkson

[@chrishumphries1869]

At what point does Charlie feel like he needs a hair cut. 🤔

[@mypointofview1111]

I've worked out why farmers are being given such a hard time by governments, their officials and local councils world wide. They've been lobbied by some very rich, influential people who have decided that if they can stop farming, buy up the land & build on it they'll make tons of money and become even richer. Governments go along with them because politicians are mainly rich people anyway and can't stand ordinary people anyway. The short sightedness of this is astounding. We need to support our farmers across the world. If they go so will we. Governments already have the opinion we're only good for making things that make their lives comfortable. They'll think up an excuse for war to cull numbers so a few million people dying from starvation won't bother them. We need to fight back and support our farmers. Go Jeremy