"Top Gear" (1978) TV series 1978-????

Director:

Chris Donovan

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

11 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Jeremy, Richard and James talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fuelled, this show has it all.

Plot Keywords:

Automobile | Motor

Awards:

10 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jeremy Clarkson	...	Himself - Presenter / ... (339 episodes, 1988-2009)
Tiff Needell	...	Himself - Presenter (236 episodes, 1987-2001)
Quentin Willson	...	Himself - Presenter (190 episodes, 1991-2000)
Chris Goffey	...	Himself - Presenter (179 episodes, 1981-1997)
William Woollard	...	Himself - Presenter / ... (174 episodes, 1981-1999)

Series Directed by
Brian Klein		(107 episodes, 2002-2009)
Nigel Simpkiss		(67 episodes, 2002-2009)
Phil Churchward		(55 episodes, 2005-2009)
Richard Heeley		(49 episodes, 2002-2005)
James Bryce		(36 episodes, 2003-2008)
Andrew Fettis		(26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Owen Trevor		(22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Scott Weintrob		(13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Hume-Paton		(7 episodes, 2004)
Edward Bazalgette		(7 episodes, 2007)
Southan Morris		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Hooke		(5 episodes, 2002)
Michael Tuft		(5 episodes, 2003)
Simon Ludgate		(4 episodes, 2002)
Ed Venner		(4 episodes, 2006)
Graham Sherrington		(4 episodes, 2007)
Ben Southwell		(3 episodes, 2003)
Dennis Jarvis		(2 episodes, 2003)
Richard Thomson		(2 episodes, 2003)
Rob Kaplan		(2 episodes, 2005)
Gary Broadhurst		(2 episodes, 2006)
Babak Zand Goodarzi		(2 episodes, 2007)
Chris Donovan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Andy Wilman	....	executive producer / series editor (114 episodes, 2002-2009)
Alex Renton	....	assistant producer / producer / ... (51 episodes, 2006-2009)
Grant Wardrop	....	assistant producer / producer / ... (44 episodes, 2007-2009)
Gary Hunter	....	executive producer (43 episodes, 2002-2004)
Pat Doyle	....	series producer (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gary Broadhurst	....	series producer (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Wiseman	....	assistant producer / producer (35 episodes, 2004-2007)
Justine Sullivan	....	celebrity producer / celebrity associate producer (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rowland French	....	assistant producer / producer (32 episodes, 2006-2008)
Oisin Tymon	....	assistant producer (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter McCann	....	series producer (19 episodes, 2003)
Gavin Whitehead	....	assistant producer (13 episodes, 2009)
Maggi Gibson	....	producer (5 episodes, 2002)
Jon Bentley	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1987-1999)
Dennis Adams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Julie Clive	....	series producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Pearson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Pollock	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Derek Smith	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Wilcox	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Willerth	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Christian Henson		(34 episodes, 2002-2004)

Series Film Editing by
Dan James		(54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Guy Savin		(51 episodes, 2005-2009)
Andy Batten-Foster		(34 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Bryce		(28 episodes, 2003-2007)
Chris Muckle		(27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mark Talbot-Butler		(20 episodes, 2005-2007)
James Hart		(19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Brin		(15 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Clement		(14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brian Hovmand		(10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Wright		(9 episodes, 2003)
Gavin Douglas		(7 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daren Tiley		(6 episodes, 2004)
Matthew Watson		(6 episodes, 2005)
Dave Austin		(5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul Martin		(5 episodes, 2004-2005)
John Bissett		(5 episodes, 2009)
Tom Fulford		(4 episodes, 2002)
Adam Rudd		(4 episodes, 2004)
Chris Baker		(4 episodes, 2007)
Richard Lace		(3 episodes, 2006)
Dan Glendenning		(3 episodes, 2008)
Sebastian Morrison		(2 episodes, 2006)
Paul Richmond		(2 episodes, 2007)
James Hey		(unknown episodes)
Brian Watkiss		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Jonathan Paul Green		(46 episodes, 2006-2009)
James Rowell		(38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Simon Kimmel		(5 episodes, 2002)

Series Production Management
Janice Mezzetti	....	production manager (59 episodes, 1999-2000)
Roger Houston	....	production manager (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Cooper	....	production manager (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lucy Bugiel	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2008)
Kirsty Reid	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2009)
Jacqui Moore	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2002)
Judy Evans	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Richard Clements	....	graphics (1 episode, 2009)
Justin Leighton	....	graphics (1 episode, 2009)

Series Sound Department
Gordon Nightingale	....	sound recordist / sound: film / ... (128 episodes, 1998-2003)
David Pollock	....	sound supervisor (73 episodes, 2003-2009)
Renato Ferrari	....	sound: film (60 episodes, 2003-2009)
Russell Edwards	....	sound: film (57 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kiff McManus	....	sound: film (36 episodes, 2004-2009)
Rob Entwistle	....	sound: film (34 episodes, 2005-2009)
Simon Ware	....	sound: film / film sound (25 episodes, 2002-2006)
Sam Staples	....	sound: film (25 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robin Saunders	....	dubbing mixer (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stewart Harper	....	dubbing mixer (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ryan Chandler	....	sound: film (21 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Kenning	....	sound: film (20 episodes, 2003-2007)
Graham Kirkman	....	dubbing mixer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Chris Lebert	....	sound: film (18 episodes, 2002-2009)
Michael Wood	....	dubbing mixer (17 episodes, 2004)
Chris Walker	....	sound: film (16 episodes, 2004)
Peter Cowasji	....	sound: film (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tim Worth	....	sound: film (15 episodes, 2003-2006)
Keith Mayes	....	sound supervisor (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Julian Chatterjee	....	sound: film (13 episodes, 2003-2007)
Luke Tennant	....	dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 2003)
Dan Gable	....	dubbing mixer (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Laurie Rose	....	sound: film / film sound (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Paul Johnson	....	sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Colin Bowes	....	sound: film (8 episodes, 2003-2009)
Chris Wright	....	sound: film (8 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gabriel Scott	....	sound: film (7 episodes, 2003-2009)
Rob Leveritt	....	sound: film (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Keith Gunn	....	sound supervisor (4 episodes, 2002)
Steve Middleton	....	sound: film (4 episodes, 2005)
Richard Munns	....	sound: film (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marc Wojtanowski	....	sound: film (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Darren Tate	....	sound: film (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andy Chorlton	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lucy Pickering	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Brian Powell	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
James Thomson	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doug Dreger	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Grant Lawson	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Richard Walcott	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2003)
Ned Hards	....	sound: film (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kirsten Jones	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dennis Fitch	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2002)
Tom Gibb	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2003)
Kenny Allan	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2004)
Patrick Boland	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Langton	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2006)
Simon Gennard	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joe Walters	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Allison Moore	....	digital effects artist (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Stunts
Sid Karne	....	stunts (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Dowdall	....	stuntman / stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Delmar	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Fitch	....	mini camera operator (100 episodes, 2003-2009)
Casper Lever	....	film camera (98 episodes, 2002-2009)
Neil McLintock	....	camera supervisor (98 episodes, 2002-2009)
Rob McDonald	....	camera operator / camera supervisor (87 episodes, 2002-2009)
Ben Joiner	....	film camera / camera operator (86 episodes, 2002-2009)
Phil Piotrowsky	....	camera operator / camera supervisor (83 episodes, 2002-2009)
James Ramsay	....	camera operator (79 episodes, 2002-2009)
Iain May	....	film camera (69 episodes, 2003-2009)
John Couzens	....	film camera (54 episodes, 2002-2005)
Chris Kempton	....	lighting director (44 episodes, 2006-2009)
Stuart Gain	....	lighting director (41 episodes, 2002-2005)
Toby Wilkinson	....	film camera / mini camera operator (40 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jay Kennedy	....	mini camera operator / film camera / ... (34 episodes, 2005-2009)
Julian Harries	....	camera operator (20 episodes, 2002-2009)
Warwick Fielding	....	lighting director (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Dan De Castro	....	film camera (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Leon Henry	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Charlie Ponniah	....	film camera (15 episodes, 2004-2008)
Paul Bamford	....	film camera / mini camera operator (15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mark Cruickshank	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 2003-2009)
Ben Foster	....	film camera (13 episodes, 2005-2008)
Paul Baldwin	....	film camera (12 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tom Pridham	....	film camera (11 episodes, 2003-2007)
Matt Ingham	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Dugdale	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nat Hill	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jamie Cairney	....	film camera (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keith Schofield	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nick Manley	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2004)
Derek Pennell	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Will Potter	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Simon Wagen	....	film camera (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Robin Sunderland	....	film camera (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
David Meadows	....	film camera (6 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jonathan Henderson	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2005-2009)
Martin Schlote	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2005-2009)
Justin Evans	....	film camera (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jonathan Thursby	....	mini camera operator / film camera (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Albins	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2005)
Robin McDonald	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nick Cleave	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stafford Gillot	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Riley	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gary Boulter	....	mini camera operator / film camera (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Hammond	....	film camera (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sean Wilton	....	mini camera operator (3 episodes, 2003)
Shane Daly	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2004)
Dave Evans	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Robinson	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Orlando Stuart	....	film camera (3 episodes, 2006)
Barrie Foster	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nigel Reynolds	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Steve Gray	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sam Key	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Matthew Huntley	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Wheeler	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mike Carling	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Dobson	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2006)
Andy Watt	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Matt Ball	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Marcus Domleo	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steve Lidgerwood	....	film camera (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bill Peachment	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 2008)
Ollie Green	....	camera operator: mini cameras (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Joe Orr	....	on-line editor / colorist (106 episodes, 2002-2009)
Hilary Briegel	....	vision mixer (86 episodes, 2002-2009)
Nick Adams	....	colorist (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Simon Sanders	....	vision mixer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tim O'Brien	....	colorist (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Leigh Panton	....	vision mixer (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carol Abbott	....	vision mixer (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Caroline Carroll	....	vision mixer (4 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Clement	....	location editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Billy Martin	....	location editor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Christian Henson	....	music arranger (3 episodes, 2002)

Series Other crew
Richard Porter	....	script editor / script supervisor (113 episodes, 2002-2009)
Liz Campbell	....	production team (107 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jane Bentham	....	production executive (46 episodes, 2003-2006)
Elena Christodoulou	....	production coordinator / production team (44 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rowland French	....	researcher / production team (43 episodes, 2002-2005)
Katy Henderson	....	researcher (39 episodes, 2003-2005)
Gavin Whitehead	....	researcher / production team (39 episodes, 2006-2008)
Paul Williams	....	production executive (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Jones	....	engineering manager (38 episodes, 2003-2009)
Marc Baker	....	floor manager (38 episodes, 2004-2009)
Sara Hulme	....	production coordinator (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Greg Vince	....	production team / researcher (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Neil Taylor	....	researcher (36 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nick Dalton	....	production team / researcher (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Young	....	production team / researcher (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
James Wiseman	....	researcher / production team (34 episodes, 2002-2004)
Oisin Tymon	....	production coordinator (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Elaine Stephenson	....	production accountant (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jon Grubb	....	production team (32 episodes, 2002-2004)
Rachel Lister	....	production team / production coordinator (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
Adrian Walsh	....	assistant floor manager / floor manager (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Pembrey	....	production team (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Justine Sullivan	....	guest booker (29 episodes, 2005-2007)
Graeme Robson	....	engineering manager (27 episodes, 2005-2009)
Alex Renton	....	researcher (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sophia Vaizey	....	production team (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michelle Julier	....	researcher / production team (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ed Sharpe	....	floor manager (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Grant Wardrop	....	researcher (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Laurence Hill	....	guest booker (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jon Briest	....	production coordinator (19 episodes, 2004)
Rick Horne	....	production team (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Alec Potter	....	floor manager (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Owen Butler	....	production team (17 episodes, 2005)
Jack Beardsley	....	assistant floor manager (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mel Hoffman	....	production executive (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sarah Dutton	....	production team (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Cole	....	floor manager / assistant floor manager (14 episodes, 2003-2008)
Peter Holton	....	production team (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jane Taylor	....	production executive (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Will Thomas	....	production team (14 episodes, 2008)
Seonaid Murray	....	production coordinator / production team (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michelle Clinton	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Anna McGrath	....	production team / production coordinator (13 episodes, 2009)
Poppy Ross	....	production coordinator / production team (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Shaylor	....	engineering manager (12 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jack Burnford	....	production team (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Theresa Lydon	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2003)
Helen Gibson	....	production team / researcher (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tom Watt-Smith	....	production team (10 episodes, 2003)
Louisa McDonald	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007)
Ian Morris	....	production team (9 episodes, 2003)
Nimira Velji	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 2003)
Jules Hawkins	....	production team (9 episodes, 2004)
Claire Holdsworth	....	guest booker (9 episodes, 2004)
Lew Henson	....	engineering manager (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Bob Young	....	engineering manager (7 episodes, 2003-2008)
Roger Dempster	....	floor manager (7 episodes, 2007)
Joe Faulkner-Edwards	....	production team (7 episodes, 2009)
Irfhan Mirza	....	production team (7 episodes, 2009)
Chris Gosson	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Anna McVey	....	production team (6 episodes, 2008)
Ged Parsons	....	script consultant (6 episodes, 2008)
Claire Foister	....	production team (6 episodes, 2009)
Simon Kay	....	production team (6 episodes, 2009)
Cheryl Parker	....	production team (6 episodes, 2009)
Kelly Sait	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2009)
Andy Batten-Foster	....	creative director (5 episodes, 2002)
Bethanie Roser	....	production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Yonni Usiskin	....	researcher / production team (5 episodes, 2002)
Steve Chapman	....	engineering manager (4 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Man	....	production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Tom Munden	....	production team (4 episodes, 2003)
Lucy Buckley	....	production team (4 episodes, 2004)
Deborah McCarthy	....	researcher (4 episodes, 2007)
Rob Smith	....	floor manager (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nick Keene	....	floor manager (3 episodes, 2002)
Henry Biggs	....	production team (3 episodes, 2003)
John Charlton	....	engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Colin Hewitt	....	engineering manager (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rachael Fraser	....	production team (3 episodes, 2004)
Lee Hall	....	assistant floor manager (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Gold	....	floor manager (2 episodes, 2002)
Kat Gros	....	production team (2 episodes, 2004)
Dave Currie	....	engineering manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Jo Ribeiro	....	assistant floor manager (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Osman Ijaz	....	production team (2 episodes, 2007)
Catherine Clinton	....	production team (2 episodes, 2008)
Ben Russell	....	production team (2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Stott	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Thanks
Ed China	....	thanks (1 episode, 2002)
Mel Clift	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)
Anne Redgrave	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)
Danielle Roet	....	thanks (1 episode, 2008)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• Antena 3 (2006-) (Romania) (TV)
• BBC America (200?-) (USA) (TV)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1978-) (UK) (TV)
• Dave (2007-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• Discovery Channel (2005) (USA) (TV)
• TV6 (2009-) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Veronica (2003-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2009-) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)

Other Companies

• Access Bookings  accommodation
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Runtime:

30 min (1978-2001) | 60 min (2002-)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, Dunsfold Park, Dunsfold, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

For the first two seasons, The Stig was Perry McCarthy, a former Formula One driver as well as a test driver for three F1 teams. A new Stig took over from McCarthy after the original Stig's "demise" at the beginning of Season 3. On the 18 March 2006 the former Stig, Perry McCarthy, revealed that currently there is no one single test driver, but multiple test drivers who masquerade as the Stig; he said this when he appeared at a Palmer Sport activity day in Bedfordshire, UK. Rumours have it that one of the new Stigs is Damon Hill and occasionally Colin McRae. And in January 2006, the Daily Express claimed that the identity of The Stig is former Formula 1 driver Julian Bailey.

Quotes:

Richard Hammond: [announcing the Top Gear 2008 Awards in December 2008] Right, this is the award for the best noise we've heard all year. These are the nominations. The V8 bellow of the new Mercedes CLK Black, The V8 bellow of the Ferrari Scuderia and the V8 bellow of the Alfa Romeo 8C. Well, the winner of this category. The winner, you are gonna love this, Jeremy.
Jeremy Clarkson: Is it the Black?
Richard Hammond: No. Actually, the winner is, Will Young's new single!
[Will Young's new single played]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#30.8)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Supermoves

Best Car programme ever!

If you like cars, then this programme is just simply amazing. Unlike most programmes that are in this genre, the programme has survived a beyond 20 years at the top, and not many programmes come close. 5th Gear on five does come close, but it just doesn't have the heart or the dedication that Top Gear does.

While the people on 5th Gear only talk about cars, the Top Gear crew talk about everything that is to do with cars, and not just the cars themselves. For example, they have "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" where a celebrity goes round their track to see how fast they are. And once, they decided to test the Toyota Pickup's claim of being the "the toughest car on the road" by basically ramming it into stuff, and putting it on a building that got demolished etc. and it still actually run. They also once tested if you can run your diesel car off of Vegetable Oil (you can, although your exhaust smells like a bag of chips).

Overall, this programme's great and a show you must fit into your weekly schedule, gets 10/10