Accidental Farmer

Accidental Farmer is a television comedy drama by broadcast on BBC1 on 21 December 2010,^[1][2] written by Daisy Coulam.

Accidental Farmer
Written by	Daisy Coulam
Directed by	Mandie Fletcher
Starring	Ashley Jensen Michael Hodgson Jean Heywood Sylvestra Le Touzel Shaun Dooley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ellen Taylor
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	21 December 2010 (2010-12-21)

It is about a London-based advertising executive who moves to a farm in Yorkshire 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 as the main character, Erin Taylor.

Cast

• Ashley Jensen as Erin Taylor
• Michael Hodgson as Clive
• Jean Heywood as Olive
• Sylvestra Le Touzel as Judith
• Shaun Dooley as Matt
• Raza Jaffrey as Mike
• Sally Phillips 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.^[3]