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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 16 · 6 episodes

E1 Episode 1

Jan 23, 2011 58 min

Jeremy Clarkson subjects the Skoda Yeti to a remarkably thorough road test, while James May makes a rare visit to the test track in the insane Aerial Atom V8.
E2 Episode 2

Jan 30, 2011 58 min

The Top Gear presenters go head-to-head against their opposite numbers from the Australian Top Gear in a car-based version of The Ashes.
E3 Episode 3

Feb 6, 2011 59 min

The team head to Albania to test a trio of super luxurious cars including the Rolls-Royce Ghost, the Bentley Mulsanne and the Mercedes S65 AMG.
E4 Episode 4

Feb 13, 2011 59 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to buy second-hand convertibles and discover some of the unusual pitfalls to watch out for when picking up a used car bargain. Jeremy is on the test track in the powerful Pagani Zonda R, whilst Simon Pegg is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
E5 Episode 5

Feb 20, 2011 58 min

The team sets out to end the chaos that snowfall brings to Britain every year, using a combine harvester, some basic engineering skills and a quick trip to Norway.
E6 Episode 6

Feb 27, 2011 59 min

Jeremy races the Jaguar XJ against something even bigger and more powerful: the earth's rotation. Richard tests 1980s icons the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40.