Ashley Jensen for new BBC comedy pilot
Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen will star as an ad executive who buys a farm, and wonders how hard it can be to run it?
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Ashley Jensen (Extras, Ugly Betty) will star in a new comedy pilot for the BBC, Accidental Farmer.
According to the BBC Jensen will star as a high-powered, London-based ad executive who has it all: successful career, stunning flat, and gorgeous boyfriend, Mike.
A control-freak, who plans every aspect of her life, nothing takes Erin by surprise – until she discovers Mike in bed with a woman half her age.
She wreaks revenge by abusing his credit card buying, among other things, a run-down farm in Yorkshire. With Mike’s scorn ringing in her ears, Erin decides to make a go of it. How hard can it be to run a farm?
Little did she realise she’d be sharing a bed with Olive, an octogenarian sitting tenant; or fending off Clive, the inebriated handyman; or being shouted at by Judith, the horsey neighbour; or embarrassing herself in front of Matt, the dishy vet – not to mention living with a piglet. Erin hadn’t imagined just how much she’d have to muck in.
Ashley Jensen said: “I am really looking forward to working in the UK again on Accidental Farmer and getting my feet dirty in a farm somewhere in Yorkshire!
“It’s a great script and I love animals, though I have never worked with them before!”
Shades of Green Acres perhaps?
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ashley jensons new comedy accidental farmer is just brilliant,cant wait for series to start.
I will give it a look and if it is half as funny as Vicar of Dibly fantastic, I think Ashley has great comic timing.
She’s awesome, absolutely loved her character in Extras. She’s been missed from Ugly Betty – so hopefully we’ll see her here sometime soon
Ashley is an absolute star, she deserves whatever she wants.
@Craig: In the U.K., they’ll air 3-4 episodes and end the season.
Shades of Seachange too, maybe?
Well at least being made in the UK they will made a full season and not air just 3-4 before being axed!
Sounds like it could be fun.
So it’s The Vicar of Dibley, with an ad exec instead of a vicar?
As I was reading this article I was planning my Green Acres joke but you beat me to it David!
extras not office?