Clarkson’s Farm series five divides critics with its ‘stage-managed catastrophes’ as show takes ‘darker turn’

“These are all stage-managed catastrophes, as they have always been on Clarkson’s Farm. The thing with a stage-managed catastrophe, however, is that if it is managed well enough, it’s still very funny, and ever since Top Gear and The Grand Tour, Clarkson has proved himself the master of the modern staged farce.”