Ex-Footballer’s Hit Farming Show Canceled After Three Seasons, Despite Dominating Streaming Charts

IT was outstanding in its field, but farming show Vinnie Jones In The Country has been shelved after three seasons.

The series, which topped the charts on Discovery+, documented the footballer-turned-actor’s move into rural West Sussex, where he bought a 2,000-acre estate in 2022.

Vinnie Jones In The Country has been shelved after three seasons Credit: Perou/WBD/discovery+. Vinnie’s show is being shelved despite it topping the charts on Discovery+ Credit: Discovery+

But there are no plans to make any more episodes as Warner Bros, which owns the streaming service, is being

An insider said: “ was a huge success and was a Discovery+ number one series, but it was also very expensive to make precisely because it is a big show.

“With deliberations on the sale of Warner Bros ongoing, a lot of big-money commissions are being halted while the purchase goes through.

“Only time will tell if it returns for a fourth series, though there is the possibility of the programme — or a variation of it — going elsewhere as Vinnie remains hugely popular with viewers.”

The star is about to appear in the second series of gangster hit The Gentlemen, playing gamekeeper Geoff Seacombe.

It reunites him with director , who gave Vinnie his breakthrough acting role in 1998 movie Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.

Only last month, documentary Untold UK: shot straight to No1 on Netflix’s UK charts.

It focused on his rise to fierce leader of Wimbledon FC’s notorious “Crazy Gang” in the Eighties and subsequent move to .

In The Country debuted in 2023, with a second season in 2024 and the third outing dropping earlier this year.

As well as following Vinnie as he turned his back on Hollywood for rural life, it also saw him embark on a new relationship with his personal assistant, Emma Ford.

The burgeoning romance came after Vinnie was left devastated by the death of his beloved wife Tanya to cancer in 2019.

They were childhood sweethearts and married for 25 years.

Let’s hope someone picks up the star’s life-changing story soon . . . 

GOOD REASON

Charlie Cooper is back as eccentric mullet-rocking psychic Jurgen, pictured with Karla Crome as school mum Lucy Credit: Splash Tom Davis returns as the unhinged cabbie, pictured with a bloodied wound on his chest Credit: Splash

HERE is a peek at the upcoming third series of Am I Being Unreasonable? – and it looks more thriller than .

But while the hit is written by , and Selin Hizli, who also star in it, these shots from filming in show the pair’s co-stars stealing the limelight.

Daisy’s brother Charlie Cooper is back as eccentric mullet-rocking psychic Jurgen, pictured here with Karla Crome as school mum Lucy.

Tom Davis returns as the unhinged cabbie – with a bloodied wound on his chest.

Amanda Wilkin, as Suzie, is seen staggering with a star-shaped object apparently embedded in her neck Credit: Splash BBC hit Am I Being Unreasonable is written by Daisy May Cooper Credit: BBC

Meanwhile, Amanda Wilkin, as Suzie, is seen staggering with a star-shaped object apparently embedded in her neck.

It’s not clear why the set looks, at times, more like a warzone than sitcom.

But all will be revealed when the series airs next year.

is to explore the controversial online forum Tattle Life for a BBC documentary.

Called GK Barry: Toxic Gossip, she will ask where online chatter ends and real-world harm begins The programme will land on the BBC’s channels and on Wednesday.

MILLION AIRS 35 NEW EPISODES

Host Jeremy Clarkson will be back for another 35 episodes of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Credit: Unknown

ITV are on the money with the hugely successful Who Wants To Be A Millionaire franchise – and are lining up another 35 episodes.

They’ve ordered 15 episodes of the flagship quiz show, plus 20 of its fast-paced spin-off, Millionaire Hot Seat.

Host will be back to fire the questions at another batch of plucky contestants.

has been hitting headlines since it launched in 1998, originally fronted by before Jezza took over in 2018.

Hot Seat arrived earlier this year, adding even more pressure to the high-stakes show, where players must answer quickly or risk being replaced by the next challenger waiting for the Hot Seat.

It’s been a huge success, with 3.7m viewers tuning in for each episode.

The new shows will film later this year.

stars and are to reunite playing father and daughter in a new Neftlix spy drama. Not yet titled, it will be written by Jack Thorne, who co- created the streaming giant’s award-winning series Adolescence.