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After a report from April hinted that shelved Top Gear footage from Series 22 will air on TV, a British publication fuels the fire with a follow-up report. The remaining episodes of Top Gear Series 22 "will be screened within weeks – after Richard Hammond and James May secretly recorded the link." Exciting stuff.
Nicola Methven of The Mirror reports that the Top Gear presenters were spotted at the aircraft hangar studio at Dunsfold, where studio bits and interviews are filmed. For the first time since Jeremy Clarkson punched Oisin Tymon in the kisser, two-thirds of the Top Gear team finally fulfilled their contractual obligations for the 22nd season of the popular entertai... factual motoring show.
The footage filmed this week with Richard Hammond and James May will link the pre-recorded materials with Jeremy Clarkson. As for the screening of the final three episodes of Top Gear Series 22, the episodes will be compressed into two specials that will air "this summer." What that means is a lot of editing and two hours of final cut material instead of the original three hours.
That's if the final episode of the series won't be cut in two chunks like the Burma Special.
A source close to the Top Gear production team told the publication: "Clearly, Clarkson’s absence was referenced but he was not there – not even as a cardboard cut-out. The films will be the last chance fans have to see him on Top Gear for a long time, possibly forever. It is ‘end of an era’ stuff."
From our point of view, this story holds water, and it's certain that season 22 is going to end on a sour note.
As we reported yesterday, Hammond and May were reportedly offered a truckload of money to continue hosting Top Gear for two or three more seasons. In the same story, we pointed out that the Hamster and Captain Slow are highly unlikely to abandon Clarkson because of the camaraderie, chemistry and respect that goes on between all three Top Gear presenters. They're mates and to hell with anything else.
Challenges? The trio will go for a drive in the countryside in a Fiat 124 Spider, MGB GT, and Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. Last but not least, the Top Gear trio is challenged to purchase second-hand SUVs on the cheap and see who got the best deal in a series of "ambitious, but rubbish" challenges.
In related news, Clarkson has been back at the BBC. Comedy.co.uk writes that the former BBC employee: "took part in a recording for the upcoming thirteenth series of the popular panel show [QI], alongside Jimmy Carr and actress Shelia Hancock, who was making her debut appearance on the programme."
The footage filmed this week with Richard Hammond and James May will link the pre-recorded materials with Jeremy Clarkson. As for the screening of the final three episodes of Top Gear Series 22, the episodes will be compressed into two specials that will air "this summer." What that means is a lot of editing and two hours of final cut material instead of the original three hours.
That's if the final episode of the series won't be cut in two chunks like the Burma Special.
A source close to the Top Gear production team told the publication: "Clearly, Clarkson’s absence was referenced but he was not there – not even as a cardboard cut-out. The films will be the last chance fans have to see him on Top Gear for a long time, possibly forever. It is ‘end of an era’ stuff."
From our point of view, this story holds water, and it's certain that season 22 is going to end on a sour note.
As we reported yesterday, Hammond and May were reportedly offered a truckload of money to continue hosting Top Gear for two or three more seasons. In the same story, we pointed out that the Hamster and Captain Slow are highly unlikely to abandon Clarkson because of the camaraderie, chemistry and respect that goes on between all three Top Gear presenters. They're mates and to hell with anything else.
(Spoiler Alert) What is there to expect from the remaining episodes of Top Gear Series 22?
Guests include Henry Cavill and Gary Lineker. In terms of reviews, there's a comparison between the Subaru WRX STi and Volkswagen Golf R and Clarkson reviewing a trio of luxurious limousines.Challenges? The trio will go for a drive in the countryside in a Fiat 124 Spider, MGB GT, and Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. Last but not least, the Top Gear trio is challenged to purchase second-hand SUVs on the cheap and see who got the best deal in a series of "ambitious, but rubbish" challenges.
In related news, Clarkson has been back at the BBC. Comedy.co.uk writes that the former BBC employee: "took part in a recording for the upcoming thirteenth series of the popular panel show [QI], alongside Jimmy Carr and actress Shelia Hancock, who was making her debut appearance on the programme."
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