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Overview

User Rating:
9.6/10   7,298 votes
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Director:
Chris Donovan
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Release Date:
11 July 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Jeremy, Richard and James talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fuelled, this show has it all.
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Awards:
10 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(88 articles)
Clarkson suggests silent 'Top Gear'
 (From digitalspy. 4 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)

BBC’S Iplayer Coming To U.S.
 (From Studio Briefing - TV News. 26 October 2009, 12:53 PM, PDT)

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Top Gear will be missed more (38 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 86)
Jeremy Clarkson ... Himself - Presenter / ... (334 episodes, 1988-2009)
Tiff Needell ... Himself - Presenter (236 episodes, 1987-2001)
Quentin Willson ... Himself - Presenter (190 episodes, 1991-2000)
Chris Goffey ... Himself - Presenter (179 episodes, 1981-1997)
William Woollard ... Himself - Presenter / ... (174 episodes, 1981-1999)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (1978-2001) | 60 min (2002-)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:PG

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Trivia:
Some seasons of Top Gear have an epic race in which Jeremy will drive a car against James and Richard taking public transport or any other transport that is not a car. Here are some of the epic races they had. Season 4: Race to Monte Carlo: Aston Martin DB9 VS. train, Season 5: Race to Verbier, Switzerland: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti VS. plane. Season 6: Race to Oslo, Norway: Mercedes-Benz SLR McClaren VS. boat. Season 7: Race from Italy to England: Buggati Veyron VS. James' plane. Season 11: Race across Japan: Nissan GT-R VS. Japan's most reliable public transport. more
Quotes:
Jeremy Clarkson: That Zonda, really! It's like a lion in orange dungarees. Kind of fierce, but ridiculous all at the same time. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Screenwipe: (#3.3)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Hanging more

FAQ

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37 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
Top Gear will be missed, 16 October 2005
Author: ctjetta from United States

Top Gear is unlike any of the car shows produced in the U.S. It is, to use a term popular on the other side of the pond, brilliant. The hosts display personalities, wit, and charm. Along with the facts and numbers the souls of the cars are revealed. Any car. We aren't subjected to just the latest and greatest, but, also the common; just seen through the eyes of those who enjoy cars. Top Gear is like sitting around with your buddies and talking cars and having a good laugh all the while. It was good to have a car show that's intelligent and witty. It's a shame the Discovery Channel no longer has room in it's schedule for a show that's fun to watch.

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