Top Gear: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Apr 13, 1982
Easter is the first get-away weekend for many motorists and Top Gear finds out how they have fared on the motorways and what they think of the services offered. Also our cameras jo
Episode 2
Apr 20, 1982
Does it pay to buy or sell second-hand car at an auction? William Woollard inquires into the world of the used car market. Martin Muncaster tells the story of how Lord Riverdale fo
Episode 3
Apr 27, 1982
Introduced by William Woollard from Turin Motor Show, the show where the Italian stylists illustrate why they are among the world's leaders in car design. Frank Page and Sue Baker
Episode 4
May 4, 1982
From now on the weekend roads become busy with caravans and this week William Woollard looks at new products and ideas for the outdoor holiday-maker. Frank Page and Sue Baker give
Episode 5
May 11, 1982
From a Forties production platform William Woollard finds out what happens to the oil on its way to the petrol pump. Sue Baker examines the issue of lead in petrol and whether ther
Episode 6
May 18, 1982
Motor manufacturers spend millions of pounds on research and development and part of that money goes on the practical road testing of vehicles. William Woollard looks at Britain's
Episode 7
May 25, 1982
Each year 8 million cars and 111 million passengers pass through Britain's premier port. Top Gear goes behind the scenes as the holiday season builds up at this busy port. Why do w
Episode 8
Jun 1, 1982
This year marks the diamond jubilee of the Austin Seven. To commemorate it Top Gear has arranged its own Austin Seven motor show, including driving tests and a concours d'elegance