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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 1 |
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Original Air Date: | January 28th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 09x01 -- Season: 9, Episode: 1 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Four months after Richard's 'upside down' thing, Top Gear returns with the Jaguar XKR up against the Aston Martin V8 Vantage. After spending so many years zooming along the roads of Britain, the lads turn their hands to mending them, by trying to do a week's worth of roadworks in 24 hours.
Also, the 288mph jet car crash which left Richard fighting for his life in September 2006, a crash from which he has made a complete recovery - hurrah!
Jamie Oliver is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 2 |
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Original Air Date: | February 4th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 09x02 -- Season: 9, Episode: 2 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | The lads try to play golf - the game which pervades exclusivity and stupid trousers - whilst testing the Audi TT, the Alfa Romeo Brera and the Mazda RX-8, three coupés in the £20,000 - £25,000 price range.
James, in an attempt to bury his Captain Slow persona, attempts to take the Bugatti Veryron up to its maximum speed of 253 mph/407km/h at Ehra-Lessien - Volkswagen's private test track.
Hugh Grant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 3 |
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Original Air Date: | February 11th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 0Sx03 -- Series Special |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | In this 'American special', Jeremy, James and Richard are on a fly-drive holiday with a difference. Instead of hiring a car, each has to buy a car for no more than $1000. Starting in Miami, they travel through Mississippi and Alabama - where they manage to upset the locals - and end their journey in New Orleans.
As usual, there will be some Top Gear challenges along the way; a dead cow, prostitute-obsessed truckers and a meeting with Fat Stig - Stig's American cousin. |
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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 4 |
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Original Air Date: | February 18th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 09x04 -- Season: 9, Episode: 4 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Another day, another Porsche, but will Jeremy be able to tell the difference between this new 911 Turbo and the old one? He also drives the Brabus S Biturbo Mercedes SL which has a staggering 730bhp. James and Richard try to turn a Reliant Robin into a space shuttle. One small step for a small man etc...
Simon Pegg is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 5 |
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Original Air Date: | February 25th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 09x05 -- Season: 9, Episode: 5 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | In response to recent criticism regarding speed, Top Gear presents to you - and I hope in particular, the Scottish Green Party, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. That's that criticism dealt with then.
They get through a fair amount of petrol on Top Gear, so in an attempt to find an alternative source of fuel, The Captain, Brokeback and Murderer go green - slightly - and attempt to 'grow' their own fuel. The sight of tractors on the Top Gear track will undoubtedly delight and confuse in equal measure. The chance of a small fire is also quite likely.
Also this week, Jeremy makes a public information film: this involves crashing a train into a people carrier - a French people carrier. It might not have the same effect as the public information films from the 1970s, but at least the clothing will be authentic.
To the absolute delight of Jeremy, Kristin Scott Thomas is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 9 Episode 6 |
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Original Air Date: | March 4th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 09x06 -- Season: 9, Episode: 6 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | The perfect British hen night: A fat girl with a tattoo; her drunken friend with those little devil ears molesting a male stripper, 'L' plates, copious vomiting and of course - a stretch limo. But why hire one when you can make your own? Step forward the Top Gear boys who do just that. Once built, they use their stretch limos to ferry the 'stars' to the Brit Awards.
On the track, two Ford Mustangs: one tuned by Shelby and the other by Roush. Have the Americans finally built a car that deserves more than pointing and giggling from smug Europeans?
Billie Piper - showing off her driving skills and her brand new accent - is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Polar Special |
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Original Air Date: | July 25th 2007 (Wednesday) |
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Episode ID: | 0Sx07 -- Series Special |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | The distance between Resolute in northern Canada and the magnetic North Pole at Ellef Ringnes Island is 320 nautical miles [450 miles]. It's a journey across sea ice and unforgiving mountainous terrain where temperatures can drop to minus 65ºC - a temperature at which exposed skin can freeze in less than 30 seconds. Only fools would attempt such a journey. So Jeremy and James are attempting to do it in the now legendary Toyota Hilux and Richard hopes to make it on a sled pulled by ten Canadian Inuit dogs. Watch the complaints from environmentalists roll in. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 1 |
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Original Air Date: | October 7th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x01 -- Season: 10, Episode: 1 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | To celebrate 30 years of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen have clearly cracked open several bottles and consumed the contents. How else could you explain the 640bhp Golf GTI W12?
A road trip to find to best driving roads in Europe sees the boys driving some serious automotive exotica: Jeremy has a Lamborghini Gallardo Superlagerra; Richard has a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and James has an Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24. Their journey begins in Monaco and takes them to Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is the Queen, aka - the rather fruity Dame Helen Mirren. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 2 |
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Original Air Date: | October 14th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x02 -- Season: 10, Episode: 2 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | More amphibious fun with the TG3 as they attempt to cross the Channel to France in their amphibious vehicles from series 8 (episode 3). Richard has a new, redesigned 'Dampervan' and Jeremy's 'Toybota' is replaced by a 'Nissank'.
Jeremy drives the rather sexy Audi R8 on the track, while Richard prefers the Porsche Carrera 2S. These will most likely be the only vehicles not to sink this week.
Jools Holland is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 3 |
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Original Air Date: | October 28th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x03 -- Season: 10, Episode: 3 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Have you ever wondered which would win in a race between a Typhoon jet fighter and a Bugatti Veyron driven by Richard? Neither have I, but it's bound to be a giggle.
Have you ever wanted a car that could park itself and a Lamborghini that frightens children? If so, you're a strange and lazy person. Talking of things that frighten children - Jeremy gets to play with the new Ferrari 599 Fiorano; he also drives something much smaller and less sophisticated. This doesn't mean he will be getting a piggy back from Richard.
Coffin-dodging Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 4 |
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Original Air Date: | November 4th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x04 -- Season: 10, Episode: 4 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | African Special: The boys travel to Africa with a mission (or two): they must each buy a car – but not a 4x4 – for no more than £1,500. They must then drive the cars they buy across fairly unforgiving terrain in Botswana including the Makgadikgadi salt pans, raging rivers and game reserves. Game reserves… that’s where big carnivorous animals live, isn’t it? Hmm...
Also, Stig’s African cousin makes an appearance. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 8 |
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Original Air Date: | December 2nd 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x08 -- Season: 10, Episode: 8 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Richard drives Renault's 2006 F1 car around the Stowe circuit at Silverstone. The Vauxhall VXR8 is tested on the track and there's a BMW which can drive itself.
James Blunt is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Oh, there's some bloke called Lewis Hamilton, too. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 9 |
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Original Air Date: | December 9th 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x09 -- Season: 10, Episode: 9 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Jeremy, James and Richard take part in Britcar 24, a 24-endurance race at Silverstone. James travels to Budapest to race the new Fiat 500 against boys on BMXs and Stig takes the Ascari A10 around the Top Gear track for a Power Lap.
Keith Allen is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 10 Episode 10 |
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Original Air Date: | December 23rd 2007 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 10x10 -- Season: 10, Episode: 10 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | In the last episode of the series, Jeremy James and Richard take three cars to Spain: the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4. One reason for doing this is to discover which car makes you look least like a "hair-gelled weasel".
James drives the new Jaguar XF; Richard looks at beach buggies and Jeremy turns a G-Wiz into a radio-controlled car.
David Tennant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 11 Episode 3 |
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Original Air Date: | July 6th 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 11x03 -- Season: 11, Episode: 3 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Are you a 'proper petrolhead'? The gospel according to Clarkson says you are not if you haven't owned an Alfa Romeo. So this week the lads are each given £1,000 to buy an Alfa Romeo, which will then be put through a series of challenges.
The Bentley Brooklands gets the Clarkson treatment on the track and James Corden and Rob Brydon are the Star(s) in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 11 Episode 4 |
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Original Air Date: | July 13th 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 11x04 -- Season: 11, Episode: 4 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | The latest of Top Gear's epic races takes place in Japan. Jeremy is driving the Nissan GT-R, while James and Richard travel on Japan's famous Shinkansen, or Bullet train. On the Top Gear track, the Alfa Romeo 8C is driven by Jeremy and the Stig.
Fiona Bruce and Kate Silverton are the Star(s)in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 11 Episode 5 |
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Original Air Date: | July 20th 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 11x05 -- Season: 11, Episode: 5 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | A new Ford Mondeo or a used luxury car of yesteryear? Jeremy and James demonstrate which is the wisest choice when they compare their own luxury cars bought for the price of the standard family Ford. Jeremy drives the Nissan GT-R - again, around Japan's Fuji circuit.
Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis are the Star(s) in a Reasonably Priced Car. Although 'stars' is maybe stretching it a bit. |
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Episode Title: | Series 12 Episode 1 |
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Original Air Date: | November 2nd 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 12x01 -- Season: 12, Episode: 1 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | You would imagine, quite rightly, that Jeremy, James and Richard know very little about lorries. That hasn't stopped each of them buying a second-hand lorry and entering the world of the HGV driver.
Normal service is resumed with Jeremy behind the wheel of a Porsche GT2 and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.
The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is former chat show host, Sir Michael Parkinson. |
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Episode Title: | Series 12 Episode 2 |
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Original Air Date: | November 9th 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 12x02 -- Season: 12, Episode: 2 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | They have never been too fond of American cars on Top Gear, so maybe a trip from San Francisco to the Bonneville salt flats in Utah, driving American muscle cars will change their minds. James drives the Cadillac CTSV, Jeremy drives the Corvette ZR1 and Richard drives a Dodge Challenger, which he had to buy because Dodge wouldn't lend one to them, as they are always rude about their cars.
Back in Blighty, Jeremy drives the Abarth-tuned Fiat 500 and Will Young is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. |
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Episode Title: | Series 12 Episode 3 |
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Original Air Date: | November 16th 2008 (Sunday) |
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Episode ID: | 12x03 -- Season: 12, Episode: 3 |
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Program Network: | BBC2 - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Finland has produced some of the finest drivers in both Formula 1 and rallying. James travels to the country and meets Mika Häkkinen to try to find out why this is so. Richard stays closer to home and drives the Veritas sports car on the track.
All three try to make a second-hand car lap the track faster than a purpose built sports saloon.
Benefiting from the suspension of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Top Gear gives Mark Wahlberg a place to plug stuff and a go in the Reasonably Priced Car. |
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