''Jimmy's Farm'' is a British television series set in a working rare-breed farm, tourist destination and wedding venue in

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, Suffolk. The series is produced

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and first broadcast on BBC in 2004. Owner

Jimmy Doherty Jimmy Doherty (born 24 May 1975) is an English television presenter and farmer. Doherty is known for the show '' Jimmy's Farm'', detailing the operation of the Essex Pig Company that he and his wife Michaela Furney own in Suffolk. Early life ...

set up the

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Pig Company, a rare breeds piggery on the outskirts of

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. The drama revolved around Jimmy's previous lack of hands-on experience of farming, the financial struggles involved in starting a small business, and Jimmy's relationships with employees, friends and his then-girlfriend, Michaela Furney. Doherty was a childhood friend of celebrity chef

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, who gave him a loan to help get the farm started, and appeared in one episode of the series. The series was followed up with a one-off special, ''Back on Jimmy's Farm'', and a second series, ''Return to Jimmy's Farm''. A new series called ''Crisis on Jimmy's Farm'' aired on BBC in 2007, featuring developments on the farm including the opening of Guinea Pig village, the making of Ferret Folly as well as the struggles of ensuring the extension of the lease and problems with Christmas hamper orders. The first series of ''Jimmy's Farm'' was released on DVD in the UK by

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in March 2010.

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External links

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Jimmy's Farm website

Jimmy's Festival website
* BBC television documentaries Food reality television series 2004 British television series debuts 2006 British television series endings Babergh District {{food-tv-prog-stub