"Top Gear" (1978)TV series 1978-????

Director:

Chris Donovan

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

11 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | Reality-TV

Plot:

Jeremy, Richard and James talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fuelled, this show has it all.

Plot Keywords:

Motor | Automobile | Non Fiction

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jeremy Clarkson	...	Himself - Presenter / ... (315 episodes, 1988-2008)
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)
Tony Mason	...	Himself - Reporter / ... (128 episodes, 1986-2000)

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Series Directed by
Brian Klein		(84 episodes, 2002-2008)
Nigel Simpkiss		(55 episodes, 2002-2007)
Richard Heeley		(49 episodes, 2002-2005)
James Bryce		(34 episodes, 2003-2007)
Phil Churchward		(31 episodes, 2005-2008)
Andrew Fettis		(26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Weintrob		(13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Hume-Paton		(7 episodes, 2004)
Edward Bazalgette		(7 episodes, 2007)
Chris Hooke		(5 episodes, 2002)
Michael Tuft		(5 episodes, 2003)
Simon Ludgate		(4 episodes, 2002)
Ed Venner		(4 episodes, 2006)
Graham Sherrington		(4 episodes, 2007)
Ben Southwell		(3 episodes, 2003)
Dennis Jarvis		(2 episodes, 2003)
Richard Thomson		(2 episodes, 2003)
Rob Kaplan		(2 episodes, 2005)
Gary Broadhurst		(2 episodes, 2006)
Babak Zand Goodarzi		(2 episodes, 2007)
Southan Morris		(2 episodes, 2008)
Owen Trevor		(2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Donovan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Andy Wilman	....	executive producer / series editor (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Gary Hunter	....	executive producer (43 episodes, 2002-2004)
Gary Broadhurst	....	series producer (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Wiseman	....	assistant producer / producer (35 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pat Doyle	....	series producer (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rowland French	....	assistant producer / producer (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alex Renton	....	assistant producer / producer (27 episodes, 2006-2008)
Peter McCann	....	series producer (19 episodes, 2003)
Grant Wardrop	....	assistant producer / producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justine Sullivan	....	celebrity producer / celebrity associate producer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maggi Gibson	....	producer (5 episodes, 2002)
Jon Bentley	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1987-1999)
Dennis Adams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Julie Clive	....	series producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Pearson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Pollock	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Derek Smith	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Wilcox	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Willerth	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Christian Henson		(36 episodes, 2002-2004)

Series Film Editing by
Guy Savin		(42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dan James		(37 episodes, 2004-2008)
Andy Batten-Foster		(34 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Bryce		(28 episodes, 2003-2007)
Chris Muckle		(27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mark Talbot-Butler		(20 episodes, 2005-2007)
James Clement		(14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brian Hovmand		(10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Wright		(9 episodes, 2003)
Gavin Douglas		(7 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daren Tiley		(6 episodes, 2004)
Matt Watson		(6 episodes, 2005)
Dave Austin		(5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul Martin		(5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tom Fulford		(4 episodes, 2002)
Adam Rudd		(4 episodes, 2004)
Chris Baker		(4 episodes, 2007)
Richard Lace		(3 episodes, 2006)
Dan Glendenning		(3 episodes, 2008)
Sebastian Morrison		(2 episodes, 2006)
Paul Richmond		(2 episodes, 2007)
James Hey		(unknown episodes)
Brian Watkiss		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
James Rowell		(38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jonathan Paul Green		(24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Simon Kimmel		(5 episodes, 2002)

Series Production Management
Janice Mezzetti	....	production manager (59 episodes, 1999-2000)
Roger Houston	....	production manager (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Cooper	....	production manager (28 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jacqui Moore	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2002)
Judy Evans	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2003)
Lucy Bugiel	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Gordon Nightingale	....	sound recordist / sound: film / ... (128 episodes, 1998-2003)
David Pollock	....	sound supervisor (50 episodes, 2003-2008)
Renato Ferrari	....	sound: film (41 episodes, 2003-2008)
Russell Edwards	....	sound: film (38 episodes, 2003-2008)
Simon Ware	....	sound: film / film sound (25 episodes, 2002-2006)
Robin Saunders	....	dubbing mixer (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kiff McMannus	....	sound: film (21 episodes, 2004-2007)
James Kenning	....	sound: film (20 episodes, 2003-2007)
Sam Staples	....	sound: film (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael Wood	....	dubbing mixer (17 episodes, 2004)
Chris Walker	....	sound: film (16 episodes, 2004)
Rob Entwistle	....	sound: film (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Peter Cowasji	....	sound: film (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tim Worth	....	sound: film (15 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ryan Chandler	....	sound: film (15 episodes, 2004-2008)
Keith Mayes	....	sound supervisor (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Julian Chatterjee	....	sound: film (13 episodes, 2003-2007)
Luke Tennant	....	dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 2003)
Dan Gable	....	dubbing mixer (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Laurie Rose	....	sound: film / film sound (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Lebert	....	sound: film (10 episodes, 2002-2008)
Paul Johnson	....	sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stewart Harper	....	dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Graham Kirkman	....	dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Wright	....	sound: film (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rob Leveritt	....	sound: film / sound recordist (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gabriel Scott	....	sound: film (5 episodes, 2003-2006)
Keith Gunn	....	sound supervisor (4 episodes, 2002)
Steve Middleton	....	sound: film (4 episodes, 2005)
Andy Chorlton	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Colin Bowes	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Brian Powell	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
James Thomson	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doug Dreger	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Grant Lawson	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Richard Walcott	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Ned Hards	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Munns	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marc Wojtanowski	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Darren Tate	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2007)
Kirsten Jones	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dennis Fitch	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2002)
Lucy Pickering	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tom Gibb	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2003)
Kenny Allan	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2004)
Patrick Boland	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Langton	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2006)
Joe Walters	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stuntman (2 episodes, 2008)
Tom Delmar	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Casper Lever	....	film camera (81 episodes, 2002-2008)
Dennis Fitch	....	mini camera operator (77 episodes, 2003-2008)
Neil McLintock	....	camera supervisor (76 episodes, 2002-2008)
Rob McDonald	....	camera operator / camera supervisor (73 episodes, 2002-2008)
Phil Piotrowsky	....	camera operator / camera supervisor (69 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ben Joiner	....	film camera / camera operator (67 episodes, 2002-2008)
James Ramsay	....	camera operator (59 episodes, 2002-2008)
John Couzens	....	film camera (54 episodes, 2002-2005)
Iain May	....	film camera (44 episodes, 2003-2008)
Stuart Gain	....	lighting director (41 episodes, 2002-2005)
Toby Wilkinson	....	film camera / mini camera operator (24 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jay Kennedy	....	mini camera operator / film camera (23 episodes, 2005-2008)
Chris Kempton	....	lighting director (23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Warwick Fielding	....	lighting director (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Julian Harries	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 2002-2006)
Paul Bamford	....	film camera / mini camera operator (15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Charlie Ponniah	....	film camera (14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Paul Baldwin	....	film camera (12 episodes, 2003-2007)
Ben Foster	....	film camera (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tom Pridham	....	film camera (11 episodes, 2003-2007)
Matt Ingham	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jamie Cairney	....	film camera (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keith Schofield	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mark Cruickshank	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nick Manley	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2004)
Will Potter	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nat Hill	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Robin Sunderland	....	film camera (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Derek Pennell	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Evans	....	film camera (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jonathan Henderson	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Steve Albins	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2005)
Robin McDonald	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nick Cleave	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stafford Gillot	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Riley	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Paul Dugdale	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Meadows	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sean Wilton	....	mini camera operator (3 episodes, 2003)
Shane Daly	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2004)
Dave Evans	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Robinson	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Orlando Stuart	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2006)
Gary Boulter	....	mini camera operator / film camera (3 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Thursby	....	mini camera operator / film camera (3 episodes, 2007)
Barrie Foster	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nigel Reynolds	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sam Key	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Matthew Huntley	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Wheeler	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Martin Schlote	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mike Carling	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Dobson	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2006)
Simon Wagen	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Ball	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Dan De Castro	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2008)
Ollie Green	....	camera operator: mini cameras (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Joe Orr	....	on-line editor (87 episodes, 2002-2008)
Hilary Briegel	....	vision mixer (69 episodes, 2002-2008)
Leigh Panton	....	vision mixer (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carol Abbott	....	vision mixer (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Caroline Carrol	....	vision mixer (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Simon Sanders	....	vision mixer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Music Department
Christian Henson	....	music arranger (1 episode, 2002)

Series Other crew
Richard Porter	....	script editor / script supervisor (88 episodes, 2002-2008)
Liz Campbell	....	production team (84 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jane Bentham	....	production executive (46 episodes, 2003-2006)
Rowland French	....	researcher / production team (43 episodes, 2002-2005)
Katy Henderson	....	researcher (39 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neil Taylor	....	researcher (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Wiseman	....	researcher / production team (34 episodes, 2002-2004)
Oisin Tymon	....	production coordinator (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jon Grubb	....	production team (31 episodes, 2002-2004)
Andrew Jones	....	engineering manager (31 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rachel Lister	....	production team / production coordinator (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
David Pembrey	....	production team (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Justine Sullivan	....	guest booker (29 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gavin Whitehead	....	researcher / production team (27 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alex Renton	....	researcher (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sophia Vaizey	....	production team (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michelle Julier	....	researcher / production team (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ed Sharpe	....	floor manager (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Marc Baker	....	floor manager (21 episodes, 2004-2008)
Grant Wardrop	....	researcher (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Laurence Hill	....	guest booker (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jon Briest	....	production coordinator (19 episodes, 2004)
Elena Christodoulou	....	production team / production coordinator (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rick Horne	....	production team (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Alec Potter	....	floor manager (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Owen Butler	....	production team (17 episodes, 2005)
Jack Beardsley	....	assistant floor manager (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mel Hoffman	....	production executive (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Peter Holton	....	production team (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jane Taylor	....	production executive (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paul Williams	....	production executive (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Richard Cole	....	floor manager / assistant floor manager (13 episodes, 2003-2008)
Seonaid Murray	....	production coordinator / production team (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sara Hulme	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Adrian Walsh	....	assistant floor manager (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michelle Clinton	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Poppy Ross	....	production coordinator / production team (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Shaylor	....	engineering manager (12 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jack Burnford	....	production team (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Theresa Lydon	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2003)
Graeme Robson	....	engineering manager (12 episodes, 2005-2008)
Nick Dalton	....	production team (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Greg Vince	....	production team (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Helen Gibson	....	production team / researcher (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hannah Young	....	production team (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tom Watt-Smith	....	production team (10 episodes, 2003)
Louisa McDonald	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007)
Ian Morris	....	production team (9 episodes, 2003)
Nimira Velji	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 2003)
Jules Hawkins	....	production team (9 episodes, 2004)
Claire Holdsworth	....	guest booker (9 episodes, 2004)
Lew Henson	....	engineering manager (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Elaine Stephenson	....	production accountant (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Roger Dempster	....	floor manager (7 episodes, 2007)
Bob Young	....	engineering manager (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chris Gosson	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Andy Batten-Foster	....	creative director (5 episodes, 2002)
Bethanie Roser	....	production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Yonni Usiskin	....	researcher / production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Steve Chapman	....	engineering manager (4 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Man	....	production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Tom Munden	....	production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Lucy Buckley	....	production team (4 episodes, 2004)
Deborah McCarthy	....	researcher (4 episodes, 2007)
Nick Keene	....	floor manager (3 episodes, 2002)
Henry Biggs	....	production team (3 episodes, 2003)
John Charlton	....	engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Colin Hewitt	....	engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rachael Fraser	....	production team (3 episodes, 2004)
Anna McVey	....	production team (3 episodes, 2008)
David Gold	....	floor manager (2 episodes, 2002)
Kat Gros	....	production team (2 episodes, 2004)
Dave Currie	....	engineering manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Osman Ijaz	....	production team (2 episodes, 2007)
Ged Parsons	....	script consultant (2 episodes, 2008)
Will Thomas	....	production team (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Thanks
Mel Clift	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)
Anne Redgrave	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)
Danielle Roet	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• Antena 3 (2006-) (Romania) (TV)
• BBC America (200?-) (USA) (TV)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1978-) (UK) (TV)
• Dave (2007-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• Discovery Channel (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Veronica (2003-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Top Gear Xtra (UK)

Runtime:

30 min (1978-2001) | 60 min (2002-)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The famous last corner in the Top Gear (revamped version) track is called "Gambon corner". It is named after actor Michael Gambon who drove a Suzuki Liana (as part of the "Reasonably priced car" challenge) and nearly flipped over at the last corner. Since then, Jerermy Clarkson dubbed the last corner as "Gambon corner".

Quotes:

Richard Hammond: [after the sport coupe on the Isle of Man item] Don't say anything! Do not say a word - you lost!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#32.4)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Escape

Worth every penny the BBC invests.

While it can be argued that more substantial programmes exist, whether fictional or not, it is certain that Top Gear is an extraordinarily entertaining show with plenty to keep most on their bolsters. This is certainly due to the faithful backing of the BBC, but more importantly, to the three crazed bloody lunatics who host the series. Clarkson, May and Hammond share between each other many decades worth of experience in broadcasting, as well as motoring, and are impeccable contrasts well matched for their respective opinions 'n roles. The various features included in the shows and the involvement in these & all motoring matters, are exemplary, and quite frankly, unmatched by anything television has yet seen. I can safely assume that no better motoring show exists anywhere. I love it, so will you, guaranteed.