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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 14 · 7 episodes

E1 Episode 1

Nov 15, 2009 61 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Romania in search of a fabled stretch of road. Eric Bana is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
E2 Episode 2

Nov 22, 2009 59 min

Jeremy, Richard and James build an electric car, the Corvette ZR1 goes up against the Audi R8 V10, and actor Michael Sheen is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
E3 Episode 3

Nov 29, 2009 62 min

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond nominate the greatest car company, James May tests a congestion-busting caravan plan and DJ Chris Evans is in the studio.
E4 Episode 4

Dec 6, 2009 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson travels to Belfast to test the Renaultsport Twingo 133. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond invents a new sport - airport vehicle racing.
E5 Episode 5

Dec 20, 2009 59 min

The team fills an art gallery with motoring-related works to try to prove cars are more popular than traditional art. Also Jeremy test-drives the Noble M600.
E6 Bolivia Special

Dec 27, 2009 76 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to drive from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile in three 4x4s bought from the local small ads.
E7 Episode 7

Jan 3, 2010 62 min

Jeremy Clarkson makes a film about the BMW X6, James May drives a Vauxhall Insignia VXR and Richard Hammond tests a Lexus supercar.