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Release Date:
8 April 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A motor magazine with the recent driving news, expert opinions, and practical & reliable advices.
User Comments:
Basically, Top Gear minus Clarkson & BBC, plus Five = 5th Gear more (3 total)

Cast

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Vicki Butler-Henderson ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2009)
Tom Ford ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2009)
Tiff Needell ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jason Plato ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fifth Gear (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
UK:30 min (including commercials) | Norway:25 min (approx.)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Norway:A (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
England, UK
Company:
Chrysalis more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Presenter: To be honest, you got beat fair and square, because there was a geezer out there in a cardigan, he was driving one-handed, doing 206 mile an hour in a white Sierra. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Top Gear: (2007-10-07)" (2007) more

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13 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Basically, Top Gear minus Clarkson & BBC, plus Five = 5th Gear, 10 April 2006
Author: philip-225 from United Kingdom

In short, 5th Gear is a "Five" re-hash of the old Top Gear format, and because it uses many of the same cast and crew, minus Jeremy Clarkson, it's a good one. It's like TG used to be a few years back, when the items were geared more towards information, although I will say that I have always found Tiff Needell entertaining when he track-tests a super-car.

Some have said that the show would benefit from Clarkson; personally I don't think so, partly because Five would probably have to be careful about not upsetting advertisers (unlike the BBC) and he has, shall we say, shown the potential for that!!

All in all, 5th Gear is a great show, and long may it continue.

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