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Top Gear

2002–2022 · Ended · 33 seasons

Documentary Comedy Talk Show Travel

First aired: Oct 20, 2002
Last aired: Dec 18, 2022
IMDb rating: 8.7 / 10 136,050 votes

Overview

Tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. Travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. Celebrity guests appear on some episodes to help test the vehicles. Things don't always go as planned, though, with broken bones and mechanical mishaps sometimes part of the experiments.

Nominated for 7 BAFTA 12 wins & 22 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 1 · 10 episodes

E1 Episode 1

Oct 20, 2002 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe review the Citroen Berlingo, Ford GT40 and Mazda 6, and talk to Harry Enfield.
E2 Episode 2

Oct 27, 2002 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe are joined by special guest Jay Kay. Features Ford Focus RS, Insider Dealing and RS 1800.
E3 Episode 3

Nov 3, 2002 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson road tests the Aston Martin DB7. Jason Dawe checks out two second-hand cars. Richard Hammond looks at the Citroen DS.
E4 Episode 4

Nov 10, 2002 59 min

Featuring the Aston Martin Vanquish, Ferrari 575, Nissan Skyline and cars from the new Bond film.
E5 Episode 5

Nov 17, 2002 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe review the S Class Mercedes, Audi A8, Jaguar XJ and Bentley Arnage T.
E6 Episode 6

Nov 24, 2002 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe welcome special guest Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. The theme is stylish cars and the Top Gear Cool Wall is launched.
E7 Episode 7

Dec 1, 2002 59 min

Richard Burns sizes up the diesel powered Peugeot RC sports car and the Lotus Elise is tested.
E8 Episode 8

Dec 8, 2002 59 min

The theme is driver's cars. Featuring Sir Michael Gambon, and including Lada into Lotus, white van man and Maserati.
E9 Episode 9

Dec 22, 2002 59 min

Including a look at the Subaru Forester, Cool Wall, Insider Dealing and a review of the Golf R32.
E10 Episode 10

Dec 29, 2002 59 min

The team introduce the Car of the Year awards, and look at the latest German cars and the Lotus Espirit.