A Countryfile star with cancer admitted having “suicidal thoughts” before walking off in tears. BBC presenter Sean Fletcher warned viewers of upcoming “upsetting” scenes as co-host Charlotte Smith investigated the ongoing issue of inheritance tax for farmers. In October 2024, the Government announced the “biggest inheritance tax for farmers in decades” which could be “disastrous for family farms”. Charlotte heartbreakingly said that Countryfile had been in touch with rural mental health