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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 21 · 7 episodes

E1 Episode 1

Feb 2, 2014 62 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to prove that the hot hatchbacks of their youth were better than their modern equivalents.
E2 Episode 2

Feb 9, 2014 62 min

A jam-packed show featuring Italian sports cars, military manoeuvres and a trip to Belgium. Actor Tom Hiddleston is out on the track as the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
E3 Episode 3

Feb 16, 2014 63 min

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May demonstrate their love for compact, small-engined cars with a trip to Ukraine.
E4 Episode 4

Feb 23, 2014 63 min

Jeremy Clarkson celebrates the return of the handcrafted, coach-built car with a trip to Italy to drive the Alfa Romeo-based Touring Disco Volante.
E5 Episode 5

Mar 2, 2014 62 min

Richard Hammond is in Abu Dhabi to drive a new hybrid sports car from Porsche. Jeremy Clarkson judges a hot hatchback showdown between a Volkswagen Golf GTI and the BMW M135i.
E6 Burma Special (1)

Mar 9, 2014 63 min

This special edition of the motoring show sees Jeremy, Richard and James drive across Burma in three suspect lorries, on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai.
E7 Burma Special (2)

Mar 16, 2014 62 min

Jeremy, Richard and James head for the volatile Shan state and towards their final challenge - to build a bridge over the River Kwai.