James May: movies and TV shows
James May has 103 credits in the archive: 54 films and 49 TV series, from 1964 to 2026. Highest rated: The Grand Tour (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1964 – 2026 · busiest year: 2011 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Grand-ish Tour | Self | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2025 | The Not Very Grand Tour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2025 | James May's Shed Load of Ideas | TV | 6.6 | 62 | |
| 2025 | James May's Great Explorers | James May | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 2024 | Joan Rivers at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 61 |
| 2024 | Perfect Pub Walks | Self | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2024 | James May and the Dull Men | Self - Host | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2021 | Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz | Self | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 2020 | James May: Our Man in… | Self | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2020 | James May: Our Man in… | TV | 7.5 | 57 | |
| 2020 | James May: Oh Cook! | Self | TV | 6.6 | 57 |
| 2019 | Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz | Team Captain | TV | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2019 | James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2019 | James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain | TV | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 2019 | James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain | TV | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 2019 | Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Film | 8.0 | 56 | |
| 2018 | Top Gear: Winter Blunderland | Film | 8.5 | 55 | |
| 2017 | Top Gear: The Best of the Specials | James May | Film | 8.8 | 54 |
| 2016 | The Grand Tour | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2016 | The Grand Tour | TV | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 2016 | James May's Build a Car in 24 Hours | Host | TV | — | 53 |
| 2016 | Top Gear: The Races | Self | TV | — | 53 |
| 2016 | James May: The Reassembler | Presenter | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2015 | Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special | Film | 8.5 | 52 | |
| 2015 | Top Gear: From A-Z | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 52 |
| 2015 | Top Gear From A-Z | Self | TV | — | 52 |
| 2015 | Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish | TV | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 2015 | Top Gear: Greatest Hits | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2015 | Top Gear: Australian Road Trip | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 2015 | Top Gear: Australian Road Trip | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 2015 | James May: Building Cars Live | TV | — | 52 | |
| 2015 | James May's Cars of the People | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 2014 | Top Gear: The Burma Special | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 2014 | Top Gear: Patagonia Special | Film | 8.7 | 51 | |
| 2014 | International Buffoons' Vacation | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2014 | James May's Cars of the People | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.8 | 51 |
| 2013 | Top Gear: The Great African Adventure | Himself | Film | 8.6 | 50 |
| 2013 | Top Gear Festival: Sydney | Self - Presenter | Film | — | 50 |
| 2012 | Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5 | Himself | Film | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2012 | Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy | Himself | Film | 8.3 | 49 |
| 2012 | Top Gear: The Challenges 6 | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2012 | Dara O Briain's Science Club | Himself | TV | 8.3 | 49 |
| 2012 | Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World | Self | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 2012 | Top Gear: Top Fails | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 2011 | Top Gear: The Challenges 5 | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 2011 | A Night with the Stars | Self | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Top Gear's Top 40 | James May | TV | — | 48 |
| 2011 | Top Gear's Top 40 | TV | — | 48 | |
| 2011 | Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4 | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 48 |
| 2011 | Top Gear: At the Movies | Himself | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2011 | Top Gear: Cars with Soul | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Top Gear: The U.S. Special | Himself | Film | 8.2 | 48 |
| 2011 | A Night with the Stars | Participant | TV | — | 48 |
| 2011 | James May's Things You Need To Know | Himself - Presenter | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 2011 | The Interceptors | James Steed | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 2010 | Top Gear: Romania Special | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2010 | Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3 | Film | 8.8 | 47 | |
| 2010 | James May's Man Lab | TV | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 2010 | James May's Man Lab | TV | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 2010 | James May's Man Lab | TV | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 2010 | Top Gear: Apocalypse | Self | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 2010 | Top Gear: The Challenges 4 | Film | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 2009 | James May's Toy Stories | Himself - Host | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 2009 | Oz & James Drink to Britain | Himself - Presenter | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 2009 | James May at the Edge of Space | Himself | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 2009 | James May on the Moon | Himself - Presenter | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2009 | James May's Toy Stories - Airfix | Self - Presenter | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 2009 | Top Gear: The Challenges 3 | Film | 7.5 | 46 | |
| 2009 | Oz and James Drink to Britain | TV | — | 46 | |
| 2008 | Top Ground Gear Force | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 2008 | Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles | Presenter | Film | — | 45 |
| 2008 | Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2 | Self | Film | 8.9 | 45 |
| 2008 | James May's Big Ideas | Self - Presenter | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 2008 | Top Gear: The Challenges 2 | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 2008 | Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 1 | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear: Polar Special | himself | Film | 8.5 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear: Botswana Special | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear of the Pops | Self | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 2007 | James May: My Sisters' Top Toys | Himself - Presenter | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear: US Special | Self | Film | 8.2 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear: The Challenges | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 2007 | James May's 20th Century | Himself - Presenter | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 2007 | Top Gear - Best of the Challenges | Film | — | 44 | |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 43 |
| 2006 | Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure | TV | — | 43 | |
| 2006 | Oz & James's Big Wine Adventure | TV | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2006 | Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 2006 | Top Gear: The Races | Himself | Film | — | 43 |
| 2006 | Petrolheads | TV | — | 43 | |
| 2006 | Top Gear: Supercars | Presenter | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | The F Word | TV | 6.2 | 42 | |
| 2005 | James May's Top Toys | Himself - Presenter | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2005 | James May's Top Toys | Film | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 2005 | Top Gear: Revved Up | Himself | Film | 9.5 | 42 |
| 2004 | Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars | Film | — | 41 | |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self - Host | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 1998 | Driven | Self - Host | TV | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Self | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 25 |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops | Self - Host | TV | 6.7 | 1 |
| Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Panellist | TV | 7.1 | — |