Jeremy Clarkson reveals bizarre reason he got arrested and thrown in jail over slug

While fans have enjoyed season four of Clarkson's Farm so far, it's easy to forget exactly why the show is so popular.

It's doubtful that the millions that tune in to the reality series are actually farming enthusiasts and, instead, are actually hooked in by the people that feature in the show.

Clarkson already holds a level of prestige as one of the former hosts of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, but it's the likes of Gerald, Lisa, and especially Kaleb Cooper who have thrived in the limelight.

The season four trailer showed Cooper enjoying his newfound fame - touring following the releases of his books, with Clarkson left to find his own solutions on Diddly Squat Farm.

Clarkson has never been shy to tell an embarrassing story or two (Prime Video)

But Clarkson has been entertaining audiences for decades, even before the conception of the new version of Top Gear in 2002.

He's always been an entertaining character and, love him or hate him, the 65-year-old has always got a good story in him.

And on a recent episode of the Prime Video series, Clarkson recalled the time he ended up behind bars in France in a bizarre incident involving a slug.

While it took place 40 years ago, audiences at any time period will probably have a giggle at the story.

"I once had to go to prison in France because of a slug. True story. I went to a restaurant called La Pomme d'Amour, and there was a slug in my lettuce," he said in an episode Clarkson's Farm.

After telling staff of his surprise discovery, he noted that they were 'so apologetic', saying to him: "You can drink as much as you like on the house."

Just 19 at the time, Clarkson took full advantage of the situation, saying that he 'did' drink as much as he wanted.

But things weren't rosy for much longer, as he went on: "I was arrested a bit later because I was a bit wobbly.

"I was trying to explain to the policeman that I'd eaten a slug and the man had given me a lot of drink."

Any 19-year-old would have taken the offer, in all fairness to him (Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images)

Unfortunately, the Brit's recollection of the French language let him down when he tried to communicate with the cops.

"I couldn't think what the French for slug was. I said: 'Je mange un escargot sans maison," which meant that he ate 'a snail without a house' - at least he tried.

The actual French term for slug is 'limace', which slipped the presenter's mind at the time.

Summing up the ordeal, he added: "They just thought: 'This man is definitely paralytic'. I got thrown into prison because I didn't know the French for slug."

The story caused a reaction on social media, with Clarkson going out of his way to clarify the story.

"To be clear, the slug incident that got me a night in the Cannes can was exactly 40 years ago this weekend. Not last week or anything," he said to fans.