CELEBRITY TV show The Farm drew to a close this week with TV presenter Jeff Brazier announced as the top farmer.

The Channel Five programme, which has run for the past three weeks at the East Hill View farm in Heytesbury, ended on Sunday.

Mr Brazier said: "I'm really pleased. It was a lot of hard work.

"I think everyone got involved as much as everyone else. It's nice to have a little bit of acknowledgement for the effort you put in."

Mr Brazier burst onto the celebrity scene as a contestant in Shipwrecked and went on to present Dirty Laundry on Channel 4.

His relationship with former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, the mother of his two children, ended earlier this year.

Richard Guy, who runs East Hill View Farm, has overseen production of The Farm and played a key role in ensuring the animals were looked after properly.

He said: "Overall I think it's been really successful and something I'm really glad I was involved with. It definitely put west Wiltshire on the filming map.

"The celebrities and crew probably didn't know much about Wiltshire before they came here but I'm sure they left with a good impression.

Mr Guy said The Farm has had a positive impact on the local community.

"All the crew were in the Angel on the night the show ended and I think they tried to drink the place dry.

"It's been a fantastic boost for the local shops and industry."

The show attracted its fair share of criticism about conditions on the farm and the role of the celebrities.

The most controversial moment of the programme was Rebecca Loos collecting semen from a boar.

Mr Guy said: "I think the thing with Rebecca Loos and the boar definitely raised a few questions about what goes on at farms across the country.

"There are guys that have to do that every day and I wonder what they made of all this outrage."

The animal welfare group, Compassion in World Farming slammed the show for not portraying farm life realistically.

Mr Guy said the aim of the show was to highlight how farming should be done well and to bring it to a wider audience.

He said: "We definitely brought farming to a younger, racier audience.

"I think some of the farmhands took to it quite well.

"If I had to I would probably employ Stan as he seemed to be a very hard worker.

"Mind you, I'm sure all the celebrities make a lot more money doing what they do so I doubt if there are any planned career changes."

Highlights and lowlights in Heytesbury

The Farm has seen its fair share of fights, friendships and controversy.

Paul Daniels performed a spectacular vanishing act when he stormed off the show after just a few days, following a blazing row with Rob (Vanilla Ice).

Stan Collymore also left of his own accord, saying he missed his children too much. His departure cut short what appeared to be a blossoming friendship with Rebecca Loos.

Ms Loos' hushed whispers also made headlines when she talked candidly about her alleged affair with David Beckham.

She caused further controversy when shown extracting semen from a boar. The Sun carried the story on its front page and animal rights groups slammed the show for poor taste.

Rob's patriotism was an ongoing theme as he furiously protected his country and president. But his outbursts made for entertaining TV and the public enjoyed his performance, making him runner-up.

Jeff Brazier was crowned king of the farm on Sunday, beating Rob and Rebecca into second and third place.