'Fletchers’ Family Farm' has been renewed for a second series.
Fletchers' Family Farm has been recommissioned for a second series
The ITV reality show follows former 'Emmerdale' star Kelvin Fletcher, his wife Liz and their children after they move onto a 120-acre farm in the Peak District, and after achieving impressive viewing figures, insiders have claimed that it was a "no-brainer" to give the series a second outing.
An insider told The Sun newspaper's TV Biz column: “This will be welcome news to the substantial following the show has quickly gained.
“It began with 676,000 watching, but after seven weeks the audience was nudging a million. Giving it a second series was a bit of a no-brainer for ITV."
The hit show initially began life as 'Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure' on BBC and that time the couple only had Marnie, six, and son Milo, four, but they have since welcomed two-year-old twins Maximus and Mateusz.
The insider added: "There’s something about seeing a family launch a fresh start that appeals to so many people - and there are plenty of laughs and shocking moments, too."
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' winner had enjoyed two decades playing Andy Sugden on 'Emmerdale' when he quit the ITV1 soap in 2016, but recently admitted that playing a farmer on-screen was in fact not much help when it came to doing it in real life.
He told OK! magazine: “I wish it did. I once said that what I know about farming you could write on the back of a stamp. I used to love filming those scenes but very rarely were the scenes about farming.
"The irony is that I played a farmer for 20 years and pretended to be one, and now I’m doing that. It’s just a bit bizarre isn’t it? But there’s no skill set I can transfer.”
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