Top gear !

[Smiffy]

Very heard to believe it was a coincidence. I think TG expected to have a quiet joke and perhaps a bit of a kerfuffle but dramatically underestimated the response.

^^^^^ This.

I like Top Gear.
Clarkson comes out with some classics, and makes me laugh out loud sometimes.
James May is quality. I love watching and listening to the guy.
Richard Hammond? Can't stand the knob. Simpering, squealing excuse for a man.

 

[matt71]

In all honesty I think the bash on the head after the car crash has changed Richard Hammond ! He was ok until then !

he has now turned into one annoying unfunny childish character

 

[Foxholer]

In all honesty I think the bash on the head after the car crash has changed Richard Hammond ! He was ok until then !

he has now turned into one annoying unfunny childish character

I think he always was!

Seems to have been an incredibly 'manufactured program'. The (over-)reaction was probably more than they figured, but possibly almost deserved!

 

[Tongo]

Watched the first episode. It was ok, not as funny as previous adventures but still watchable. Will probably watch the second half tomorrow.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Watched the first episode. It was ok, not as funny as previous adventures but still watchable. Will probably watch the second half tomorrow.

2nd half is a lot better. It's nowhere near as funny as some of the other specials they have done

 

[Sharktooth]

Did the show explain how the trio got out? It only seemed to show the 31 support crew taking pelters on the run to the border while the three BNP members cowered in a room.

 

[guest100718]

Did the show explain how the trio got out? It only seemed to show the 31 support crew taking pelters on the run to the border while the three BNP members cowered in a room.

I wondered that too. probably airlifted

 

[Tongo]

Watched the second half earlier. Wow, what a conclusion! Properly nasty. Will be interesting to see how the next great adventure goes.

On a separate note, what a stunning place Patagonia is! And southern Chile as well.

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Watched it all...and I am in the camp of the plate not even being a second thought. Reading the blog from the Top Gear website, and also various information on Twitter, i can't see it being a joke.
There are screenshots on Twitter of people having run full HPI checks on the Porsche, and the plate having been on there since 2001. Before that, it had a private registration.

For those that asked about the front plate disappearing....did you not notice during the filming how it was hanging on at one point whilst they were driving through the various 'off-road' scenes? It probably ripped off somewhere and is laying in the countryside of Argentina or Chile!

 

[Smiffy]

There are screenshots on Twitter of people having run full HPI checks on the Porsche, and the plate having been on there since 2001.

So a "researcher" from the programme couldn't have found that out prior to the show and purchased the car purely for effect???
I personally think it was a "joke" that went a little bit too far.

 

[Sharktooth]

I wondered that too. probably airlifted

No doubt with armed private security. Where as the guys that actually put in the grunt have to do a runner and get bricked on the way.

 

[richart]

They sneaked off to the airport and flew out. They seemed to think that the mob was just after them personally, not the crew. Not sure that would make any difference seeing as the mob wouldn't have known that, and would assume they would be in their cars.

James May did say that was all he felt guilty about.:mmm: Not exactly Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

 

[freddielong]

If it was a joke they need to be sacked

Seriously, relax if you don't like it or find it offensive don't watch it.

Everyone now days seems to go about looking for things to be upset about or find offensive. It was a TV show it was funny get over it move on.

 

[bigslice]

ive no doubt it was deliberate and they made a big mistake. BUT for me the best bit or touching bit was when Jeremey was telling us about his dad dying.

 

[Dellboy]

Of course it was a setup, its what they do.

Not a great fan of the program but did watch it as the daughter likes it. Got to say, out of all the "specials" they have done, this one was by far the worst one.

Time to put the show to bed now.

 

[Fyldewhite]

Top Gear use to be one of my favourite shows.
Can't stand it now,too scripted & Clarkson & his 2 minions are just annoying.

^
This.
I grew out of this sort of "humour" in about the 4th year. At some point the show shifted from being a somewhat lighthearted but still informative show about motoring and cars.....to being all about the presenters trying to outdo each other with their schoolboy antics. Shame.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Did nobody read the link in the OP? Do you seriously think it was a setup and the producer has written an open letter telling blatant lies?

 

[guest100718]

Did nobody read the link in the OP? Do you seriously think it was a setup and the producer has written an open letter telling blatant lies?

Thats what i was thinking, with such strong denials coming from TG its hard to think that they would tell a load of BS after the fact.

 

[Old Skier]

Most people would have passed that plate a thousand times and without serious press/media cover which alerted the Argies would never have connected the plate to the Falklands.

It was a cockup by the Beeb. If the plate had such obviouse significance some para/commando/hat would have purchased it by now.

 

[Tongo]

ive no doubt it was deliberate and they made a big mistake. BUT for me the best bit or touching bit was when Jeremey was telling us about his dad dying.

Yeah, i thought that was a sobering moment.