Top Gear: Season 23

8 episodes Premiered Mar 27, 1990 Updated Sep 28, 2026

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Season 23 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 Top Gear Season 22.
⚡ 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.

Season 23 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 23: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (5): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S23·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Mar 27, 1990

This year Britain’s Louise Aitken-Walker was at the Monte Carlo rally with a full works team in her first bid for the ladies’ world championship. Tony Mason follows her progress. W

S23·E2 Core

Episode 2

Apr 3, 1990

The new Lotus Elan is eagerly awaited. Have Lotus designed a civilised, high performance sports car with front wheel drive? Chris Goffey finds out. In the first of a short series,

S23·E3 Core

Episode 3

Apr 10, 1990

Ford recently paid £1.6 billion for Jaguar cars. They wanted a prestige name and a ready-made slice of heritage. William Woollard looks at the history of the marque and what Ford m

S23·E4 Core

Episode 4

Apr 17, 1990

William Woollard reports from the Ultimate Truck Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire on the biggest, fastest and safest trucks on the scene. Steve Webster has been world motorcycle

S23·E5 Core

Episode 5

Apr 24, 1990

The Italian city of Turin is now the home of the world’s most influential car stylists. William Woollard presents the programme from the city’s prestigious Motor Show where they di

S23·E6 Core

Episode 6

May 1, 1990

William Woollard reports from Donington Park where the final selection of the Rally Quest 90 winner takes place. Tony Mason follows the finalists to find who will have the chance o

S23·E7 Mytharc

Episode 7

May 8, 1990

Interest in classic cars has never been greater and the prices they fetch have never been higher. William Woollard reports from the International Classic and Sportscar Show and Sue

S23·E8 Mytharc

Episode 8

May 15, 1990

William Woollard reports from the Veteran Car Club’s diamond jubilee rally at Stratford-upon-Avon. Chris Goffey assesses the new versions of the Rover Metro and Fiat Uno. Jeremy Cl