
Acting
Jimmy Doherty
Born
1975-05-24 (51)
Place of birth
Essex, England
Known for
Acting
Credits
19 titles
Suffolk based farmer and television presenter formerly for the BBC and now for Channel 4, famous for the show Jimmy's Farm, detailing the operation of the Essex Pig Company that he and his wife Michaela Furney owned.
Known for
7.4Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Natural World
1983
7.0Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices.
Gadget Man
2012
NRThe model and Loose Women panellist presents a Sunday morning chat show featuring celebrity guests, advice from experts and tips for entertainment in the week ahead.
Katie Piper's Breakfast Show
2022
7.4The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.
Food Unwrapped
2012
8.5Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty pair up to open a pop-up caff on Southend pier. They also take to the continent to pit the best of British food against Europe's finest.
Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club
2012
NRCelebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
Walks with My Dog
2017
Film credits
2010s · 1 titles
Series credits
7.4Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Natural World
1983
7.0Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices.
Gadget Man
2012
NRThe model and Loose Women panellist presents a Sunday morning chat show featuring celebrity guests, advice from experts and tips for entertainment in the week ahead.
Katie Piper's Breakfast Show
2022
7.4The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.
Food Unwrapped
2012
8.5Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty pair up to open a pop-up caff on Southend pier. They also take to the continent to pit the best of British food against Europe's finest.
Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club
2012
NRCelebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
Walks with My Dog
2017
7.0Bees are disappearing fast, with 46% of species having declined in the past 10 years; Jimmy Doherty looks at the reasons why, and rallies the people of Peterborough to bring back the bees.
Jimmy's Big Bee Rescue
2020
NRJimmy takes a foodie trip down under, exploring the land and meeting the makers of some of the best food on the planet.
Jimmy Doherty's New Zealand Escape
2023
Documentary by Clare Stronge
Easter Eggs Live
2013
NRJimmy Doherty meets builders who are turning everyday vehicles into campervans. He lends a hand to these ambitious projects and gets inspiration for his own dream build.
Jimmy Doherty's Dream Builds on Wheels
2021
NRMuseum of Life is a 2010 BBC2 documentary, that takes a look behind the scenes at the British Museum of Natural History. It is introduced and co-presented by Jimmy Doherty, who was a volunteer at the Natural History Museum ten years previously. Other presenters are Kate Bellingham, Liz Bonnin, Mark Carwardine, and Chris Van Tulleken. The six-part program ranges over topics such as the care and maintenance of the Museum's 70 million specimens, and the relevance of research by the Museum scientists to contemporary problems such as biodiversity loss and the spread of tropical disease.
Museum of Life
2010
NRJoin Jimmy Doherty and Shivi Ramoutar at Jimmy's Suffolk farm for a series that is full of delicious food and drink, crafts, animals and country life.
Jimmy And Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast
2024
NRJimmy Doherty embarks on a quest to reveal the hidden lives of farmyard animals.
The Private Life of...
2010
NRJimmy Doherty visits far-flung places to meet people who have created new lives for themselves in surprising and unlikely locations
Jimmy Doherty's Escape to the Wild
2017
7.0Jimmy's Farm was a documentary series, in 2002. It featured the story of Jimmy Doherty setting up the Essex Pig Company, a rare breeds piggery on the outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. 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 girlfriend, Michaela Furney.
Jimmy's Farm
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NRJimmy Doherty sets out to discover if the world's farmers will be able to feed us in the future
Jimmy's Global Harvest
2010


