Top Gear

British automotive television show, 2002-2022

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This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.

Aired: 2002–2022
Seasons: 33 · 218 episodes
Status: Returning Series
Created by: Jeremy Clarkson, Andy Wilman
Network: BBC One, BBC Two
Genres: Reality, Talk

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Key facts

Genre: Automotive entertainment, Comedy, Motorsport, Motoring
Created by: Jeremy Clarkson Andy Wilman
Written by: Richard Porter Paul Kerensa
Directed by: Brian Klein Phil Churchward Mark McQueen
Presented by: Jeremy Clarkson Jason Dawe Richard Hammond James May The Stig Chris Evans Matt LeBlanc Sabine Schmitz Eddie Jordan Chris Harris Rory Reid Freddie Flintoff Paddy McGuinness
Opening theme: " Jessica " by The Allman Brothers Band
Ending theme: " Jessica " by The Allman Brothers Band
Composer: Dickey Betts (arr. by Christian Henson)
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 240 (including 13 specials) ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Gary Hunter Andy Wilman Aurora Mulligan Clare Pizey
Producers: Maggie Gibson Kate Shiers-Ghellere Peter McCann Gary Broadhurst Pat Doyle Alex Renton Grant Wardrop Chris Hale Greg Vince Oisin Tymon
Production locations: Dunsfold Aerodrome (2002–2020), Television Centre, London (2021–2022)
Editors: Guy Savin Dan James Alex Renton
Running time: 60 minutes (normal episodes), 60–120 minutes (specials)
Production companies: BBC Productions (2002–2016) BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions (2017–2022)
Network: BBC Two (2002–2020) BBC HD (2007, 2009–2013) BBC One (2020–2022)

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Official website: www.topgear.com
Image: Top Gear team Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson 31 October 2008.jpg

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Commons category: Top Gear
number of episodes: 235
number of seasons: 32
title: Top Gear
start time: 2002-10-20
social media followers: 9320000
end time: 2022-12-18

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Top Gear is a British motoring-themed magazine television programme. It is a revival of the 1977–2001 show of the same name for the BBC, devised by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman, which premiered on 20 October 2002. The programme expanded upon its earlier incarnation which focused on reviewing cars to incorporate films featuring motoring-based challenges, races, timed laps of notable cars, and celebrity timed laps on a specially-designed track. The programme drew acclaim for its visual and presentation style, as well as criticism over the controversial nature of some content. The programme aired on BBC Two until it was moved to BBC One in 2020.

The programme's first series in 2002 was presented by Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and Jason Dawe, with an anonymous test driver "The Stig" also featuring. Wilman was the show's executive producer. Following the first series, Dawe was replaced by James May, with the line-up unchanged until the end of the twenty-second series, when the BBC chose to not renew Clarkson's contract in March 2015, following an incident during filming. His dismissal from Top Gear prompted the departure of Hammond, May and Wilman from the programme, who joined Clarkson on a new motoring series for Amazon, The Grand Tour.