''Accidental Farmer'' is a television comedy drama by broadcast on

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on 21 December 2010, written by

Daisy Coulam Daisy Coulam is a British television producer and screenwriter known for creating '' Grantchester'' for ITV in 2014. She also created the ''Deadwater Fell'' mini-series for Channel 4 in 2020. Coulam is from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and atten ...

. It is about a

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-based advertising executive who moves to a farm in

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after buying it with her boyfriend's credit card as revenge for cheating on her; and the rigours and problems she encounters on the farm, particularly from being unfamiliar with the rural setting. It is a comedy drama starring

Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series '' Extras'', in which she appeared from 2005 to 2007. She was a cast member of the ABC series '' Ugly ...

as the main character, Erin Taylor.

Cast

as Erin Taylor *

Michael Hodgson Michael Hodgson (born 5 November 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Australian National Rugby League, NRL. Hodgson primarily played as a forward and previo ...

as Clive * Jean Heywood as Olive *

Sylvestra Le Touzel Sylvestra Le Touzel (born 1958) is a British television, film and stage actor. She was born and raised in Kensington, London, to a prominent family from Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. She attended school in East Acton. Television Begi ...

as Judith *

Shaun Dooley Shaun Dooley (born 29 March 1974) is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist. Early life Dooley was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire. He studied at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995. Career Dooley's f ...

as Matt *

Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the CBS TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played ...

as Mike *

Sally Phillips Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, television presenter, and comedian. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show '' Smack the Pony''. She is also known for her roles in '' Miranda'' as T ...

as Kat * Robert Pugh as Dr Willis * Lynda Baron as Mrs Hobbs

Ratings

The pilot pulled in 4.575 million viewers, a 17.7% share between 9pm and 10pm.

References

External links

* * BBC television dramas Television shows set in Yorkshire 2010 in British television {{BBC-tv-prog-stub