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[Sir Tigger KC]

Good article that, especially the last few paragraphs. 

In all the media frenzy over the last couple of days, where is the producer that Clarkson allegedly hit?   He seems to have gone to ground or it just that nobody wants to hear his side of the story, in case he says something like "It's a storm in a teacup" 

Being a little Po-faced though, if Clarkson did thump the guy then in any other workplace he'd be dismissed for gross misconduct and the BBC should be no exception.    However pulling the shows is a mistake and in my opinion demonstrates the disregard that senior managers at the BBC have for the licence payers and their money that pays their fat salaries and pensions! 

[humbucker]

Why should the show be taken off  air because of an internal disagreement between two men?

Strange.

Well imagine yourself as the manager scheduler of Top Gear show owned 100% by BBC with a truculent presenter who perhaps believes he is Top Gear.

How would you motivate the presenter to do a good job and not hit any more staff (if indeed that is what happened)?

Corrected that for you. Clarkson and the executive producer own the format and make  the show for the BBC.

No, they don't. They sold their 50% stake in it to the BBC a few years back (Auntie already owned 50%), allegedly as a consequence of May and Hammond's complaints that Clarkson and Wilman were reaping the rewards while Mr Slow and the grinning idiot were doing as much as their colleagues to make the show a success.

I'm still not entirely convinced that it isn't a massive publicity stunt. I don't buy into any of the rubbish that was supposed to have happened in Argentina, and this could be another massive - if somewhat ill-judged - PR exercise.

[05omegav6]

If it happened, then the producer involved should also be suspended pending any investigation... Guilty party gets sacked, innocent party gets reinstated without prejudice...

The person getting thumped isn't always the victim either

[hercules]

well ive just watched the episode with the complaint from mr needham about the fiesta test drive so he takes a Renault twingo to Ireland which he drove upside down in the sewer quality viewing infact the whole episode was spot on old fashioned topgear,talking about mick dick from audi and they start taking piss out of the name and james may comes out with roger todger

[Andy B]

well ive just watched the episode with the complaint from mr needham about the fiesta test drive so he takes a Renault twingo to Ireland  .......

Just seen the end of it, where he didn't quite make the ferry 

[05omegav6]

well ive just watched the episode with the complaint from mr needham about the fiesta test drive so he takes a Renault twingo to Ireland  .......

Just seen the end of it, where he didn't quite make the ferry 

Poor old Ross Kemp does suffer for his art...

[Andy B]

Unashamedly nicked from another forum ....... who remembers Top Gear BC - before Clarkson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Kd5irc2IA

[Varche]

I do 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

The first ever Top Gear thirty-three seconds in features.. a Vauxhall! yey!! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Unashamedly nicked from another forum ....... who remembers Top Gear BC - before Clarkson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Kd5irc2IA

I remember that shortarse Noel Edmunds. William Woollard was a touch dull, as was Chris Goffey.

[Kevin Wood]

Unashamedly nicked from another forum ....... who remembers Top Gear BC - before Clarkson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Kd5irc2IA

I remember that shortarse Noel Edmunds. William Woollard was a touch dull, as was Chris Goffey.

But, then, it was later brightened up by Julia Bradbury and Kate Humble.

[Mr Skrunts]

Unashamedly nicked from another forum ....... who remembers Top Gear BC - before Clarkson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Kd5irc2IA

I remember that shortarse Noel Edmunds. William Woollard was a touch dull, as was Chris Goffey.

But, then, it was later brightened up by Julia Bradbury and Kate Humble.

Dont forget VBH   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Top_Gear_presenters

[aaronjb]

Kate Humble & VBH were quite easy on the eye (still are, I think)..

[VXL V6]

MMMMmmmm VBH... 

[Mr Skrunts]

Jodie Kidd
Sabine ? (cant remember her sir name) - Google is brilliant - Sabine Schmitz 
Chris Evens

Any of the above with Sabine being the first choice as she can defineatly drive a car sideways.

Another consideration would be ex-stig Ben Collins.


Even better sell the show format to ITV or Channel 5 and bring back JC

Saying that, maybe time for another motoring show on maybe ITV and host it with Ex Top Gear Presenters