Fifth Gear: Season 21
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Fifth Gear Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 3, 2012 · 60 min
The return of the motoring magazine, with presenters Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Jason Plato and Jonny Smith reviewing cars and taking on challenges.
Episode 2
Sep 10, 2012 · 60 min
Stig Blomquist takes Jonny Smith for a drive on ice, and the convertible Mercedes SLS AMG is pitted against an Aston Martin, a Jaguar and a Bentley.
Episode 3
Aug 17, 2012 · 60 min
The team races a Radical sports car against the Ariel Atom in Anglesey. Vicki Butler-Henderson visits the Monaco Motor Show and there is a look at the safest second-hand cars.
Episode 4
Sep 24, 2012 · 60 min
Tiff Needell takes to the Italian F1 circuit in the hope of qualifying for the Lamborghini Series, and the team reports whether different types of petrol affect a car's performance
Episode 5
Oct 1, 2012 · 60 min
Jason Plato races Formula Off-Road buggies in Iceland, Tiff Needell tests the new Bentley Continental GT, and a Rolls-Royce is cleaned at the world's most expensive car wash.
Episode 6
Oct 8, 2012 · 60 min
Tiff Needell celebrates the Ferrari F40's 25th birthday, Jason Plato pits the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series against its BMW rival and Vicki Butler-Henderson drives a new Land Rover
Episode 7
Oct 15, 2012 · 60 min
Jonny Smith takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Isle of Man TT motorbike race with John McGuinness, and the Subaru BRZ sports car is tested around the circuit.
Episode 8
Oct 22, 2012 · 60 min
Jonny Smith examines Ferraris' latest supercar, the F12berlinetta, while Vicki Butler-Henderson explores the world of motorbike speedway in Denmark.
Episode 9
Oct 29, 2012 · 60 min
Jonny Smith heads to Sweden for an American car show, Tiff Needell tests the KTM X-Bow R trackday car, and Jason Plato explores affordable ways to upgrade a car stereo.