Jeremy Clarkson Rules Himself Out Of ‘Top Gear’ Return, But Says Show “Needed More Than Ever”
One of the BBC’s most successful ever exports, motoring show Top Gear, has had a chequered run in recent years, culminating with it being indefinitely suspended after presenter Freddie Flintoff was badly injured in an accident in 2022.
Now, former presenter Jeremy Clarkson says the show is needed more than ever, with the arrival of more electric cars.
Clarkson left the show under a cloud in 2015 after an altercation with a producer, and went on to front Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour as well as his own hit farming show Clarkson’s Farm, but he told The Times of London it would be very sad if the show never returned.
Clarkson said: “There’s room for a car programme at the moment because cars are changing so fast and electrical cars are coming along and nobody really understands what’s a good one and what isn’t.
“Back in...
Now, former presenter Jeremy Clarkson says the show is needed more than ever, with the arrival of more electric cars.
Clarkson left the show under a cloud in 2015 after an altercation with a producer, and went on to front Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour as well as his own hit farming show Clarkson’s Farm, but he told The Times of London it would be very sad if the show never returned.
Clarkson said: “There’s room for a car programme at the moment because cars are changing so fast and electrical cars are coming along and nobody really understands what’s a good one and what isn’t.
“Back in...
- 4/26/2025
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
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