Its the best top gear travel episode, and the best top gear episode ever made. Top ground gear force is a oneoff tv special, featuring the cast of bbcs top gear, which originally aired on bbc two at 22. The twentysecond series of top gear aired during 2015 on bbc two and bbc two. Patagonia special is a full length special that was aired as a twopart episode for the bbc car show top gear. Trucking hell, part series 12, episode 1 top gear. Top gear episode 5 recap ending on a great note autoblog. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, matty mcnair.
It features the presenters james may, jeremy clarkson, and richard hammond travelling 1,000 miles 1,600 km through south america from the rainforests of bolivia to the pacific coast of chile. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. From their challenges to their christmas specials, each episode is intriguing and enjoyable to watch. With just eight days to traverse 1,000 miles of vietnam from ho chi minh city to ha. Top gear dabbles with danger as james drives up to the edge of an active volcano, richard holds an explosive funeral for our old chevrolet lacetti, and jeremy drives the widow maker that is the. Yeah im one of them and the cattle oh god, but thats gonna add to the line winds are adventure began in uganda, where armed with three 15 hundred quid est cause. Ive followed the show to the end, and watched all the previous seasons as well, and can say no other episodes reached the level of quality this one has. The final episode of series 23 sees le mans racer vs comedian. A must for all petrol heads,series 16 arrives packed full of top gear madness.
Its the mix we all know and love,high priced supercars,madcap stunts,hilarious challenges and a parade of stars in the reasonably priced car. Pages other community top gear videos videos top gear. Vietnam special is a special 75minute episode for bbc motoring programme top gear, and was first broadcast on 28 december 2008, as part of the final episode for the twelfth series, with the special repeated for uk tv channel dave, initially in an edited, 46 minute version on 19 january 2009, but later revised to a 90minute format following complaints by viewers. The special sees hosts, jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may, using a selection of cars with v8 engines to celebrate the 60th anniversary of. After losing their bearings in the patagonian desert, the presenters decide to head in the direction of tres lagos in search of some bolt cutters after coming across a. In the summer of 2019 a new crew take up the top gear reigns. Richard hammond pays tribute to 50 years of bond cars. Top gear special patagonia part two season 21 episode 9. It was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials during january 2008, and a sport relief special titled top ground gear force that aired on 14 march 2008. Some highlights are the second usa special, the fuel economy race, the vietnam special and the stig finally setting a lap in the original bugatti veyron. However, in order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to westerners for over 40 years. Part i in the first of the allnew twopart special, jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may are on a mission to build a bridge over the river kwai in thailand. Specials, originally, were episodes of top gear in which the shows three presenters at the time, jeremy clarkson, james may, and richard hammond, head to an international location for a road trip.
So, after a few drinks, the crew decided that the best birthday present top gear could possibly give would be a working. Trucking hell, part series 12, episode 1 top gear playlist. Specials, originally, were episodes of top gear in which the shows three presenters at the. One of the challenges they set along the way leads to the locals chasing them out of town. Paddy, freddie and chris set out on a highaltitude voyage from kathmandu to lo manthang. The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Season 19 will not disappoint top gear fans, from the old peoples car, to the. Bridge building over the river kwai top gear burma special part two.
It starred richard hammond and james may, with main presenter jeremy clarkson unavailable due to the concurrent production of his. Out of ten originally planned episodes for the twentysecond series. A tribute to saab part 12 series 18, episode 5 top gear. These specials differed from regular episodes insofar that they were longer than the standard. We were each told to buy a secondhand est car here in britain for not more than 15 hundred quit and then we were told to report with our cars to the starlight which was in the small village in rural uganda, so youve seen today baby not mistaken.
Season 2 of top gear includes some hot car buying tips for those with more sense than money, a look at the luxury end of the car market, contenders for the worst car and the fastest supercar, an attempt to break the land speed record while towing a caravan, driving safety, a hot hatch race, the future of car design, and a race to decide who is the fastest evil megalomaniac in the. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the. And our show is, of course, anything but straightforward. The boys headed to vietnam for epic road trip across the country. Bridge building over the river kwai top gear burma special part. Its the ultimate test of man against machine or should that be dog against machine as the top gear team set out on one of their most ambitious and arduous challenges ever. The best top gear episodes of all time digital trends. It borrowed its format from top gear of the pops, a similar one off special which aired as part of comic relief 2007. A tribute to saab part 12 series 18, episode 5 top gear playlist. What is dope bone wont id just go to conquer on it. Jeremy clarksons p45 top gear series 19 episode 1 bbc two. The third episode of the ninth series of top gear aired on the 11th of february, 2007.
The best, most hilarious top gear episodes ever aired digital. Please read top gears code of conduct link below before posting. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. It was presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may and the stigs american cousin. These featurelength films take the boys across vietnam on motorcycles, through the rainforests of bolivia in cheap secondhand suvs, and pitch them in a race to the north pole featuring a husky sled versus a toyota pickup. The following are episodes of top gear 2002 format, which have been produced since october 2002. I really starting following top gear during the 10th season, and this episode was my absolute favorite. Besides the addition of new content, the dvd itself is of course season 12 of top gear so included are all of the great challenges, interviews and fast cars that come with top gear. In one of their most ambitious challenges, jeremy, james and richard attempt to race from northern canada to the north pole, a 450mile jo. The twentyfirst series of top gear aired during 2014 on bbc two and consisted of 5 episodes, beginning on 2 february and concluding on 2 march. Jeremy clarkson, james may and richard hammond take part in an epic land race starting in the town of resolute, northern canada.
In the second part of their arctic expedition, the top gear boys must overcome freezing temperatures, unpredictable ice boulders and flari. This number includes the twoepisode patagonia special. Welcome to the top gear wiki, an online resource for everything top gear that anyone can edit top gear is a bafta, multinta, and international emmy awardwinning bbc motoringtelevision series. Top gear magazine is 300 issues old, marked by the manic tg enduro 300. Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may hosted the show for more than a decade before giving way to a new crew in 2016, including actor matt leblanc, chris harris, and rory reid. Top gear s legendary specials are where you can join our hosts in some of their most extreme adventures.
Scaling the guallatiri volcano now in full hd top gear. Alongside the goldfinger 1964 db5, the most iconic bond car ever has to be the white underwater esprit from the spy who loved me 1977. This episode combines two of top gear s best features. Full of thrilling stunts, epic challenges, and hilarious contests, top gear takes the publics passion for cars, strips away the boring stats, and adds races, explosions, and carcrazy stars. We hardly knew ye top gear season 27, but now its over. New hosts andrew freddie flintoff, paddy mcguinness and returning host chris harris take the hottest cars to the roads and put them through their paces. This is the series that introduces the new stig,and includes the christmas episode,or middle east special,that introduced him. The imola circuit top gear series 18 episode 1 bbc two. Jeremy and james must rescue hammond but which truck will serve better to get to him and how will hammond survive on his own. Bolivia special is a special 76minute episode of the motoring series top gear, originally broadcast on bbc two in the united kingdom at 19. At the movies was the name of the third directtovideo top gear special, and the fifth release to feature exclusive scenarios not recorded for the series. The series was subsequently followed by a two part special entitled burma special, with the first part aired on 9 march a week after the series concluded, and the second part on 16 march. Jeremy clarkson, james may and richard hammond take part in an epic land race.
The shows final special, the patagonia special, aired in 2014, as a prelude to top gears twentysecond series. James mcavoy guest stars in the studio and on the famous top gear test track. This special was different from the others as it did not feature a road trip, with the first of the familiarlyformatted specials being the usa special in 2007. Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may reach the guallatiri volcano and must choose between taking the long route around it or a shortcut by going over it. What many may not know is that top gear uk is the most popular television show on the planet with billions of viewers world wide. Top gear sets out on perhaps its toughest road trip ever a highaltitude voyage from kathmandu, capital of nepal, to the forbidden city of lo manthang, a secretive kingdom perched high on the tibetan plateau, on the far side of the himalayas. In these circumstances, anything can go wrong and usually. The new, new top gear has officially run its course now that the fifth episode has finished, and we have all. The tenth series of top gear was aired during 2007 and consisted of 10 episodes, beginning on 7 october and concluding on 23 december. Clarksons metaphors the lotus exige is like putting a saturn 5 rocket in a food blender and insane showdowns. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired.
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