Our Yorkshire Farm star Clive Owen, who appears in the Channel 5 series alongside wife Amanda, was forced to take some time off from the farm for an important reason

Our Yorkshire Farm favourite Clive Owen was compelled to step away from his agricultural duties as he underwent hip surgery.

During a repeat broadcast of Our Farm Next Door, which screens today, Clive revealed his apprehension about the procedure, which meant temporarily abandoning his farming responsibilities.

Speaking directly to the camera, Clive remarked: “I don’t want folk to think I just stand around and ponder.”

He subsequently revealed: “Tomorrow, I have got to be in hospital for half 7 in the morning for a new hip. So, I wouldn’t say I am really looking forward to it, but that is what’s going to happen, so this is my last day for a little while.

“I’ll be back, and I’ll just have to tell everyone what to do and drive them all mad,” reports the Manchester Evening News.

Clive Owen was forced to take time off(Image: Channel 4)

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Clive confessed: “I am going to be a bit nervous, but I am alright with it, I’ll do exactly what they tell me, and the next thing you wake up and it’s done.

“I have had one you see so I know the procedure, like it or not that is what is happening tomorrow.”

Later in the programme, Clive is shown instructing his sons on overseeing the farm whilst he recuperated.

Despite his circumstances, Clive kept his wit intact, acknowledging, “I have definitely been a horrible patient because I am impatient.”

Clive Owen with Miles and Sidney(Image: More4)

He showed appreciation for his sons, stating, “I couldn’t have managed without these lads to do what needed doing. So yeah, they have done very well.”

Clive hinted that his lads might carry on leading: “It means from now on they needn’t hand the reins back to me, they can just carry on.

“I could find myself redundant,” he joked, before turning to his son and asking, “What do you think, Miley?”

He emphasised the core of family farming: “That is what family farms are all about, everybody has to help.”