Top Gear 2002
“The world’s biggest motoring show.”
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- October 20, 2002
- Last Aired
- December 18, 2022
- Format
- 33 seasons · 218 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~218 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S28E1 "Episode 1" (★ 9/10)
- Created By
- Andy Wilman, Jeremy Clarkson
- Networks
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Where to Stream
- Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel
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★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 883 votes TV-PG RealityTalk 33 seasons · 218 eps Returning Series
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Quick answer
What is Top Gear?
Top Gear is a British motoring-themed magazine television programme that premiered on 20 October 2002. It serves as a revival of the original show of the same name that aired from 1977 to 2001.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2002
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 218
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 20, 2002
- Last aired
- Dec 18, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Genres
- Reality, Talk
- Updated
Series guide
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 883 votes
- Format
- 33 seasons · 218 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Networks
- BBC One, BBC Two
Availability by region
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Amazon VideoStream
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Sky GoFree
BBC iPlayerWith ads
UKTV PlayBuy
Amazon Video
Sky StoreStream
BBC Player Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon ChannelBuy
Amazon VideoStream
Peacock Premium
Philo
AMC+ Amazon Channel
Peacock Premium Plus
Xive TV Documentaries Amazon ChannelFree
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The Roku ChannelBuy
Amazon Video
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Overview
Top Gear is a British motoring-themed magazine television programme that premiered on 20 October 2002. It serves as a revival of the original show of the same name that aired from 1977 to 2001. The series was devised by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman for the BBC. This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to the claims made by their manufacturers. The long-running programme features hosts who travel to locations around the world to perform extreme stunts and challenges to determine what the featured vehicles are capable of doing. The show covers various car-related topics, ranging from new vehicle releases to discussions on how cars are fueled. According to the provided production information, the current hosts of the series are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris, and Andrew Freddie Flintoff. Previous contributors to the programme include Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and the individual known as The Stig. The series has maintained a presence on television for two decades.
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Should you watch it?
“This fast-paced automotive program puts vehicles through extreme stunts and rigorous real-world testing.”
Reasons to watch
- high-energy stunts
- global locations
- vehicle performance testing
Keep in mind
- contains potentially dangerous stunts
Watch it if you enjoy seeing cars pushed to their absolute limits in challenging environments.
The show features intense stunts and high-speed driving sequences.
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Cast
Jeremy Clarkson
Self - Host
Richard Hammond
Self - Host
James May
Self - Host
Ben Collins
The Stig
Chris Harris
Self - Host
Paddy McGuinness
Self - Host
Andrew Flintoff
Self - Host
Sabine Schmitz
Self - Host
Matt LeBlanc
Self - Host
Rory Reid
Self - Host
☻
Perry McCarthy
The Stig
Eddie Jordan
Self - Host
Comprehensive Directory
Episode guide
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Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Oct 20, 2002
- E2 Episode 2 Core Oct 27, 2002
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 3, 2002
- E4 Episode 4 Core Nov 10, 2002
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 17, 2002
- E6 Episode 6 Core Nov 24, 2002
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 1, 2002
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 8, 2002
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 22, 2002
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 29, 2002
Season 2 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 11, 2003
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 18, 2003
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 25, 2003
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 1, 2003
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 8, 2003
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 15, 2003
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jun 22, 2003
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 6, 2003
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Jul 13, 2003
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Jul 20, 2003
Season 3 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Oct 26, 2003
- E2 Episode 2 Core Nov 2, 2003
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 2, 2003
- E4 Episode 4 Core Nov 9, 2003
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 23, 2003
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 7, 2003
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 14, 2003
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Dec 21, 2003
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 28, 2003
Season 4 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 9, 2004
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 16, 2004
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 23, 2004
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 30, 2004
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 6, 2004
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 13, 2004
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 11, 2004
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 18, 2004
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Jul 25, 2004
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Aug 1, 2004
Season 5 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Oct 24, 2004
- E2 Episode 2 Core Oct 31, 2004
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 7, 2004
- E4 Episode 4 Core Nov 14, 2004
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 21, 2004
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 5, 2004
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 12, 2004
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Dec 19, 2004
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 26, 2004
Season 6 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 22, 2005
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 29, 2005
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 12, 2005
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 19, 2005
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 26, 2005
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 3, 2005
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 10, 2005
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 17, 2005
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jul 24, 2005
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Jul 31, 2005
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Aug 7, 2005
Season 7 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Nov 13, 2005
- E2 Episode 2 Core Nov 20, 2005
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 27, 2005
- E4 Episode 4 Core Dec 4, 2005
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 11, 2005
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Dec 27, 2005
- E7 Winter Olympics Special Mytharc Jan 6, 2006
Season 8 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 7, 2006
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 14, 2006
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 21, 2006
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 28, 2006
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 4, 2006
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 16, 2006
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Jul 23, 2006
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Jul 30, 2006
Season 9 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 28, 2007
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 4, 2007
- E3 USA Special Core Feb 11, 2007
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 18, 2007
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Feb 25, 2007
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Mar 4, 2007
Season 10 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Oct 7, 2007
- E2 Episode 2 Core Oct 14, 2007
- E3 Episode 3 Core Oct 21, 2007
- E4 Botswana Special Core Nov 4, 2007
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 11, 2007
- E6 Episode 6 Core Nov 18, 2007
- E7 Episode 7 Core Nov 25, 2007
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 2, 2007
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 9, 2007
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 23, 2007
Season 11 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 22, 2008
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 29, 2008
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 6, 2008
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 13, 2008
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jul 20, 2008
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Jul 27, 2008
Season 12 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Nov 2, 2008
- E2 Episode 2 Core Nov 9, 2008
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 16, 2008
- E4 Episode 4 Core Nov 23, 2008
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 30, 2008
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 7, 2008
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Dec 14, 2008
- E8 Vietnam Special Mytharc Dec 28, 2008
Season 13 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 21, 2009
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 28, 2009
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 5, 2009
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 12, 2009
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 19, 2009
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Jul 26, 2009
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Aug 2, 2009
Season 14 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Nov 15, 2009
- E2 Episode 2 Core Nov 22, 2009
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 29, 2009
- E4 Episode 4 Core Dec 6, 2009
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 20, 2009
- E6 Bolivia Special Mytharc Dec 27, 2009
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Jan 3, 2010
Season 15 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 27, 2010
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 4, 2010
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 11, 2010
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 18, 2010
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jul 25, 2010
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Aug 1, 2010
Season 16 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 23, 2011
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 30, 2011
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 6, 2011
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 13, 2011
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Feb 20, 2011
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Feb 27, 2011
Season 17 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 26, 2011
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 3, 2011
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 10, 2011
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 17, 2011
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jul 24, 2011
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Jul 31, 2011
Season 18 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 29, 2012
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 5, 2012
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 12, 2012
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 19, 2012
- E5 Episode 5 Core Feb 26, 2012
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Mar 4, 2012
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Mar 11, 2012
Season 19 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 27, 2013
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 3, 2013
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 10, 2013
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 17, 2013
- E5 Episode 5 Core Feb 24, 2013
- E6 Africa Special (1) Mytharc Mar 3, 2013
- E7 Africa Special (2) Mytharc Mar 10, 2013
Season 20 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 30, 2013
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 7, 2013
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 14, 2013
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 21, 2013
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jul 28, 2013
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Aug 4, 2013
Season 21 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Feb 2, 2014
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 9, 2014
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 16, 2014
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 23, 2014
- E5 Episode 5 Core Mar 2, 2014
- E6 Burma Special (1) Mytharc Mar 9, 2014
- E7 Burma Special (2) Mytharc Mar 16, 2014
Season 22 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 25, 2015
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 1, 2015
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 8, 2015
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 15, 2015
- E5 Episode 5 Core Feb 22, 2015
- E6 Episode 6 Core Mar 1, 2015
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Mar 8, 2015
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Jun 28, 2015
Season 23 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 29, 2016
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 5, 2016
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 12, 2016
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 19, 2016
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jun 26, 2016
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Jul 3, 2016
Season 24 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Mar 5, 2017
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 12, 2017
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 19, 2017
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 26, 2017
- E5 Episode 5 Core Apr 2, 2017
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Apr 16, 2017
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Apr 23, 2017
Season 25 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Feb 25, 2018
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 4, 2018
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 11, 2018
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 18, 2018
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Mar 25, 2018
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Apr 1, 2018
Season 26 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Feb 17, 2019
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 24, 2019
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 3, 2019
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 10, 2019
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Mar 17, 2019
Season 27 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 16, 2019
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 23, 2019
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 30, 2019
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 7, 2019
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Jul 14, 2019
Season 28 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 26, 2020
- E2 Episode 2 Mytharc Feb 2, 2020
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 9, 2020
- E4 Episode 4 Mytharc Feb 16, 2020
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Feb 23, 2020
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Mar 1, 2020
Season 29 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Oct 4, 2020
- E2 Episode 2 Core Oct 11, 2020
- E3 Episode 3 Core Oct 18, 2020
- E4 Episode 4 Core Oct 25, 2020
- E5 Episode 5 Mytharc Nov 1, 2020
Season 30 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Mar 14, 2021
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 21, 2021
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 28, 2021
- E4 Episode 4 Mytharc Apr 4, 2021
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is Top Gear?
It is a motor show that tests cars to see if they meet manufacturer claims.
Who are the hosts?
The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris, and Andrew Freddie Flintoff.
What do the hosts do?
They travel around the world to perform stunts and challenges with various vehicles.
What kind of cars are tested?
The show tests both mundane and extraordinary vehicles.
Is the show fast-paced?
Yes, the program is described as a fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show.
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