Summary
Motoring news and views from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
Top Gear
- Season 20
- 6 episodes
- Lifestyle
Episode 1: Top Gear
Summary
Jeremy Clarkson and James May head to New Zealand to take part in a race along the coastline to the tip of the North Island - with one behind the wheel of a car and the other in an America's Cup yacht. Back in the UK, Richard Hammond tries out three hot hatches as he puts the Renaultsport Clio 200, Peugeot 208 GTi and Ford Fiesta ST through their paces, and a host of stars including Warwick Davis, Charles Dance and Joss Stone assemble at the test track to welcome a new Reasonably Priced Car.
Review
With series 20 on the starting line tonight, it’s interesting to look back at series one episode one from 2002, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and, er, Jason Dawe. In an echoey aircraft hangar, a handful of scruffy blokes were scattered round to resemble an audience. Clarkson looked almost gangly. Hammond sounded like a schoolboy. The Stig was referred to as “it”. And they tested a Citroën Berlingo. The show felt awkward and rickety and nothing like the first stirrings of a world-conquering, culture-defining, opinion-dividing TV phenomenon.
But that’s what it became, and now we can enjoy its latest feats as the series opens with a challenge that pits Clarkson in a mystery car against James May in a superyacht on a race up the coast of New Zealand.
How to watch
Next showing
| channel | time | status |
|---|---|---|
Dave  | - | |
Dave | - |
Streaming
Details
- Formats
- Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Presenter | James May |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Guest | Warwick Davis |
| Guest | Charles Dance |
| Guest | Joss Stone |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Executive producer | Andy Wilman |
All episodes
Episode 1
Top Gear
- , DaveSummary
Jeremy Clarkson and James May head to New Zealand to take part in a race along the coastline to the tip of the North Island - with one behind the wheel of a car and the other in an America's Cup yacht. Back in the UK, Richard Hammond tries out three hot hatches as he puts the Renaultsport Clio 200, Peugeot 208 GTi and Ford Fiesta ST through their paces, and a host of stars including Warwick Davis, Charles Dance and Joss Stone assemble at the test track to welcome a new Reasonably Priced Car.Review
With series 20 on the starting line tonight, it’s interesting to look back at series one episode one from 2002, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and, er, Jason Dawe. In an echoey aircraft hangar, a handful of scruffy blokes were scattered round to resemble an audience. Clarkson looked almost gangly. Hammond sounded like a schoolboy. The Stig was referred to as “it”. And they tested a Citroën Berlingo. The show felt awkward and rickety and nothing like the first stirrings of a world-conquering, culture-defining, opinion-dividing TV phenomenon.
But that’s what it became, and now we can enjoy its latest feats as the series opens with a challenge that pits Clarkson in a mystery car against James May in a superyacht on a race up the coast of New Zealand.How to watch
Next showing
channel time status Dave
-Dave
-Streaming
Details
- Formats
- Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD
Credits
Cast
role name Presenter James May Presenter Richard Hammond Presenter Jeremy Clarkson Guest Warwick Davis Guest Charles Dance Guest Joss Stone Crew
role name Executive producer Andy Wilman
