First, you have to know about the pub itself. Jeremy Clarkson, after years of yelling about cars, bought a lovely farm in the Cotswolds and turned it into a real working pub called The Farmer’s Dog. It’s a cozy, rustic spot where locals and fans can grab a beer and a pie—if they survive the parking.
And it’s a massive hit, obviously. People queue for hours just to say they drank where Clarkson once argued with a cow. But one person, it seems, is persona non grata there: his old co-host, Captain Slow himself, James May.
So, What Did James Do Wrong?
Here’s the juicy bit: the ban isn’t real—or is it? Actually, it’s a running joke. Clarkson loves to pretend that May is barred for being, well, too James May. He once said in an interview that May “takes too long” to order a drink and “makes everything boring.”
Can you picture it? James May standing at the bar, politely dissecting the menu, asking about the provenance of the pork scratchings, while Clarkson fumes behind the counter. It’s like watching a tortoise race a hare, except the hare is holding a shotgun full of sarcasm.
