Vinnie Jones is holding a narrow plank of wood, wondering what its purpose is. It was leaning against a bare brick wall when we came in, the only thing out of place in a room so recently renovated it still smells of paint. There are tan sofas with red cushions, a fridge shaped like a London phone box, shining glass doors looking out on a dormant February courtyard garden – and this piece of wood that will annoy him for the next two hours.

The small building we’re in used to be the garage of this 400-year-old farm that is spread over 2,000 acres in West Sussex. This property has been the focus of Jones’ life since he moved here in 2022, forming the plot of a six-part Discovery+ series, Vinnie Jones in the Country. In the show, he and a gang of mates do up the knackered buildings over a frenzied summer in 2023, the deadline being Jones’ next acting job in Hollywood. Saving crumbling buildings is something Jones loves to do (this is not his first farm) but in this case, it served another purpose. “I’ve always had this thing – keep swinging,” he says, punching left and right hooks in the air. Jones, a fundamentally restless man, has been especially restless lately. Wondering what his purpose is.

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