Countryfile sparks backlash as fans issue same complaint over 'worst episode'

Countryfile viewers were quick to share their thoughts on Sunday's episode of the BBC programme.

Matt Baker and Vick Hope began the episode at a football club(Image: BBC)

BBC viewers were less than impressed with the latest episode of Countryfile.

On Sunday night, BBC's Vick Hope and Matt Baker kicked off Countryfile at Forest Green Rovers football club. During the programme, Vick interviewed figures including club historian Tim Barnard and former player Alex Sykes.

The BBC revealed that in 2010, the club was struggling financially and was given help by Green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince, who stepped in as owner and chairman.

He told Vick that he wanted to get involved with helping to run the club after he watched a game and was told it was at risk of being closed after 120 years. Meanwhile, Matt visited Stroud Brewery, a supplier of organic real ale for the match-day bars, reports the Express.

Countryfile viewers were quick to air their annoyance at the show(Image: BBC)

As the show opened, Matt told Countryfile audiences: "With qualifications done, this week sees the first round of the FA Cup, and to kick it off, we are at the country's most rural professional football clubs. Forest Green Rovers."

Vick added: "Yes, this Gloucestershire club has, over the course of its history, created jobs, supported local businesses and brought the community together."

Matt explained to audiences that the football club "defied the odds" as it climbed through the divisions to reach the upper echelons of the professional game.

BBC fans didn't hold back on sharing their thoughts on the episode(Image: BBC)

Throughout the programme, the pair examined how the rural club bolsters the local community and economy. However, it wasn't long before viewers flocked to X to air their views on the episode, with many raising the same grievance

One person said: "This is the worst episode of #Countryfile I've ever seen." Another complained: "Remember this used to be about the countryside!"

Someone else added: "#countryfile football doesn't even compare to crops. Who writes these scripts?" One viewer wrote: "This programme @Countryfilelive has really gone downhill. I've had to switch over #bbccountryfile #countryfile."

Vick Hope spoke to various people involved with the club(Image: BBC)

Meanwhile, another fumed: "@bbc have managed to do a hefty part of #Countryfile about a football club - hardly core rural issues #RenameIt."

Another viewer commented: "Why are #BBCCountryfile doing a whole programme about football? What exactly has that got to do with farming? Switched off, so boring!" While someone else quipped: "Didn't know that motd was on a Sunday evening."